
MCQs For OSMT Medical Lab Technician Exams
Here are 20 practice questions for the OSMT (Ontario Society of Medical Technologists) exam.
For the full set of 360 practice questions, see https://www.examelot.com/exams/mlat1.
1. Glassware used to measure 24 hour urine volumes is a:
a. volumetric flask
b. beaker
c. erlenmeyer cylinder
d. graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb
Answer: d. graduated cylinder
2. Glassware used to make 100 mls of a 12% solution is a:
a. volumetric flask
b. beaker
c. erlenmeyer cylinder
d. graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb
Answer: a. volumetric ash
3. A suction device used to draw up liquids is a:
a. volumetric flask
b. beaker
c. erlenmeyer cylinde
d. graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb
Answer: e. safety bulb
4. The pipette with a bulged out portion in the middle is a:
a. mohr pipette
b. pasture pipette
c. serological pipette
d. volumetric pipette
e. micro-pipette
Answer: d. volumetric pipette
5. Which piece of glassware would not give critical measurement:
a. volumetric flask
b. beaker
c. erlenmeyer cylinder
d. graduated cylinder
e. safety bulb
Answer: b. beaker
6. The durable material used to make heat resistant glassware is:
a. polyethylene
b. soda lime
c. polystyrene
d. borosilicate
e. polyvinyl chloride
Answer: d. borosilicate
7. Solid crystals of potassium oxalate are added to distilled water in a container. What term would describe the potassium oxalate?
a. solution
b. solvent
c. solute
d. reagent
e. a & c
Answer: c. solute
8. The destruction of all micro-organisms including spores is called:
a. sanitation
b. antisepsis
c. sterilization
d. disinfection
e. asepesis
Answer: c. sterilization
9. A ug is a unit to describe:
a. time
b. volume
c. distance
d. weight
e. length
Answer: d. weight
10. A pH of 2 is _____ than a pH of 5:
a. 1000 times more acidic
b. 100 times more acidic
c. 2 times less acidic
d. 20 times less acidic
e. 1000 times more acidic
Answer: e. 1000 times more acidic
11. Cells in a hypertonic solution will:
a. swell and burst
b. dehydrate
c. hemolyze
d. not be affected
e. stop mitosis
Answer: b. dehydrate
12. The solution used to x a pap smear is:
a. wright stain
b. hematoxylin
c. physiological saline
d. cytospray
e. methylene blue
Answer: d. cytospray
13. Blood for an RBC count must be prepared from:
a. EDTA blood
b. citrated blood
c. heparinized blood
d. oxalated blood
e. clotted blood
Answer: a. EDTA blood
14. Which reagent is not routinely used to preserve tissue in a life-like manner:
a. formic acid
b. zenkers uid
c. 40% formaldehyde dissolved in water
d. bouin’s uid
e. 10% formalin
Answer: a. formic acid
15. Which piece of histology equipment is not temperature dependant:
a. wax
b. tissue proocessor
c. microtome
d. embedding center
e. waterbath
Answer: c. microtome
16. A biopsy is:
a. a removal of biological uid
b. the removal of an organ
c. a post mortem examination
d. excision of a representative tissue sample
e. a collection of blood
Answer: d. excision of a representative tissue sample
17. During tissue processing, what is the correct sequence of steps:
a. clearing, dehydration, inltration
b. clearing, inltration, dehydration
c. dehydration, inltration, clearing
d. dehydration, clearing, inltration
e. embedding, sectioning, staining
Answer: d, dehydration, clearing, inltration
18. Fixation is important in tissue processing because it:
a. prevents cell morphology changes and shrinkage
b. allows tissue to be examined in a life-like condition
c. facilitates the staining process
d. a & c
e. a, b, & c
Answer: e. a, b, & c
19. The liquid portion of blood remaining after a clot has formed is called:
a. the buffy coat
b. serum
c. plasma
d. lymph
e. tissue uid
Answer: b. serum
20. Which test cannot be performed on a serum sample?
a. Iron
b. Vitamin B12
c. Total lipids
d. Clotting factors
e. Potassium
Answer: d. clotting factors
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2016-11-09
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2017-05-25
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2017-07-28
Hi Paul, I would like to clarify the order of blood draw for the tube colour. Supposed to be Light blue, Plain red, Lavander and grey?
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2018-01-24
Hey Anonymous, You must do a discard tube (plain red tube) before using the light blue tube as the tube must be filled completely.
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