RECALLS IN HISTOPATH a.

Methanol
b. Toluene
c. Xylene
HTMLE d. Ethanol
1. A group of disease that cause progressive weakness
and loss of muscle mass is called .
a. Anatomy 10. The section/unit of the laboratory that tests for
b. Atrophy alcohol, heavy metals and poisons is .
c. Hypertrophy a. Serology
d. Dystrophy b. Cytology
c. Toxicology
2. Which subject in the Board examination does NOT d. Endocrinology
carry a relative weight of 20%?
a. Blood Banking and Serology 11. Which stain is useful in identifying pathogenic fungi?
b. Hematology a. Grocott’s Methanamine Silver
c. Histopathology Techniques b. PTAH
d. Clinical Chemistry c. Congo Red
d. Cresyl Violet

3. The following are considered records, EXCEPT . a. 12. Which is the BEST criterion for evaluating a safer
examination requests alternative reagent to formalin?
b. SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) a. Reagent cost
c. Worksheets b. Ability to produce a morphological picture
d. Patient files similar to the living state of tissues
c. Degree of staining affinity
d. Extent of tissue shrinkage
4. A piece of equipment used to see objects that are too
small to be seen by the naked eye and allows a
histotechnologist for visualization of cellular details is 13. The commonly used dealcoholizing agent is . a.
a Peanut oil
A. Stereoscope b. Xylene
B. Magnifying glass c. Absolute alcohol
C. Microscopes d. Acetone
D. Telescopes
14. The required age of an applicant in the issuance of
certificate of registration as a medical technologist
5. What stain is used for histological visualization of fat is yrs. Old
cells? a. 23
a. Congo Red b. 20
b. Safranin c. 21
c. Oil Red O d. 22
d. Eosin

6. Select an example of physiologic hyperplasia. 15. The time between specimen receipt and issuing of the
a. Formation of warts pathologists report is the time.
b. Chancre a. Log
c. Pregnant uterus b. Lag
d. Benign tumors c. Processing
d. Turnaround
7. A natural dye which is by far the most valuable
staining reagent is . 16. A breast cancer patient, your mother, needs blood for
a. Orcein surgery. You are the only family member present and
b. Coal tar would like to donate blood. What type of donation is
c. Safranin this?
d. Hematoxylin a. Directed
b. Whole blood
8. A ug is a unit to describe . c. Apheresis
a. Weight d. Replacement
b. Length 17. What step is taken when a blood sample from an in
c. Distance patient is reactive to HIV screening test?
d. Volume a. Inform the attending physician
b. Inform the client/patient
9. Following dehydration, the tissue sections are c. Alert nursing personnel for infectious
immersed in different immersions. precautions
 d. Refer sample for confirmatory testing 18. The fine structure of the chromatin and helps in the
following are mandatory parameters which water service evaluation of nuclear changes. This is achieved
procedures must perform, EXCEPT . a. Potassium through the use of .
b. Lead a. Buffered formalin
c. Thermotolerant coliforms b. 95% ethanol
d. Arsenic c. 10% methanol
19. Who may undergo random drug testing? a. d. NSS
Applicants for firearms license 29. What is an in-vitro type of molecular testing? a.
b. Candidates for public office Polymerase Chain Reaction
c. Persons apprehended for jaywalking b. HIV1 Antibody
d. Students of secondary and tertiary schools c. Troponin
d. Point of Care
20. Durable material used to make heat resistant 30. The endocrine system is composed of the following,
glassware is . EXCEPT .
a. Borosilicate a. Ovary
b. Polyvinyl chloride b. Thyroid
c. Soda lime c. Pancreas
d. Polystyrene d. Skin

21. Safety issues in the Histopathology Laboratory include 31 Which of the following is considered an acid dye? a.
the following EXCEPT . Eosin
a. Fire hazards b. Thionine
b. Toilet facilities c. Azure II
c. Bio hazardous materials d. Toloudine Blue
d. Accidents linked to equipment
22. The subjective evidence of disease is . a. Sign
b. Pain 31. Which of the following international guidance
c. Symptoms accreditation programs has particular requirements
d. Tumor for quality and competence in medical laboratories? a.
23. Formaldehyde is commercially supplied as % ISO 9001:2000
formaldehyde. b. ISO/ JES Guide 25: 1990
a. 17 c. ISO 15189:2003
b. 10 d. CLIA 1988
c. 37
d. 47
24. Which type of staining is used to highlight individual 32. The most common form of dementia affecting elderly
tissue components once preliminary information from people is .
the H & E stain is obtained? a. Alzheimer’s disease
a. Immuno-histochemical b. Depression
b. Special c. Huntington’s disease
c. Supravital d. Brain aging
d. Regressive
25. In the efficient administration of a clinical laboratory, 33. Wearing of protective clothing is a guideline for . a.
the following are considered inputs, EXCEPT . a. Biosafety
Equipment b. Security
b. Supplies c. Protection
c. Operating budget d. Biosecurity
d. Satisfactory performance
26. A person with HIV/AIDS is .
a. Reactive with HIV screening, CD4 cell count of 500 34. A staining technique used to identify chromosomal
cells/mm3 material in specimen is .
b. Negative HIC screening, positive for a. H & E
Pneumocystis carinii infection b. Feulgen
c. Reactive with HIV screening c. Gram
d. Reactive with HIV screening, confirmed by d. Papanicolau
Western Blot 35. A clinical laboratory capable of performing routine
27. To a medical technologist in the histopathology hematology, urinalysis, fecalysis, gram staining, routine
laboratory, which of these probing questions is a post chemistry, blood typing, and cross matching is .
analytical concern? a. Point of care testing
a. Is the tissue section artifact free? b. Secondary category
b. Is it well stained? c. Tertiary category
c. Are the slide air bubbles free? d. Primary category
d. Is the report timely? 36. Which is a crucial step in preparing specimens for
28. Immediate fixation of smears for cytology preserves microscopic examination?
 a. Fixation d. Public attorney’s office
b. Dehydration
c. Microtomy
45. Which of the following can be classified as an
d. Embedding
embryogenic connective tissue?
37. Which of the following is not a factor on which quality a. Blood
assurance depend upon? b. Mesenchyme
a. Analytical c. Cartilage
b. Pre analytical d. Adipose tissue
c. Post analytical
d. Precision 46. The PRC is authorized to require completion of a
refresher course when the examinee has failed to
38. Which does not constitute ethical behavior? a. pass times
Discussing results of interaction with clients a. 5
b. Ask if you have questions b. 2
c. Turning your cellphone off c. 3
d. Dressing appropriately d. 4

39. A tertiary category clinical laboratory provides 47. The father of cytopathology is
minimum services of a secondary laboratory plus a. a. George Papanicolau
Special hematology b. Carl swanson
b. Histopathology c. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c. NBS d. Robert Hooke
d. Drug testing
48. To demonstrate myelin in tissues, stain is used a.
40. How do you determine the endpoint of Chloroacetate esterase
decalcification? b. Alizarin Red S
a. Probing the tissue with needle c. Luxol’s fast blue
b. Pungent odor d. Hall’s stain
c. Shrinkage of the specimen
d. Fragmented specimen 49. The most sensitive of all fat dyes is
a. Sudan Black B
41. What type of nonconformance maybe demonstrated by b. Sudan red 7B
an expression of dissatisfaction from laboratory staff, c. Oil red O
or from physicians,nurses and patients d. Osmic Acid = special stain for unsaturated lipids
a. Adverse reaction
b. Accident 50. A 5-panel drug test does not include
c. Complaint a. Cocaine
d. Discrepancy b. Alcohol
42. The support material used before tissue sectioning is c. Phencyclidine
grade paraffin wax d. Opiates
a. Commercial
b. Reagent
c. Analytic
d. Histology
43. When a pathologist looks at a tissue biopsy, the
51. Which stain is c'ommonly used for cytodiagnosis
histologic section is most often stained with a.
a. May grunwald stain
Hematoxylin and Eosin
b. Gram stain
b. Periodic acid Schiff
c. Papanicolau stain
c. Eosin
d. Hematoxylin and eosin
d. Hematoxylin

52. An ideal fixative used for electron microscopy is A.

44. What agency provides a guidance document in
Zenkers formol
developing Good laboratory Practices?
B. Bouins solution
a. World health organization
C. Glutaraldehyde
b. National Bureau of Investigation
D. 10% formalin
c. Reference laboratories
 c. Grossing
53. Which cell provides a structural framework in wound d. Coverslipping
healing? H I S T O P A T H O L O G Y A N D M T
a. Plasma cells L A W S
1. Cytology Study of cells
b. Fibroblasts
c. Lymphocytes 2. Responsible for the DENR and PNRI
d. Macrophages management of PNR: Philippine Nuclear
toxic Research Institute
substances
54. Who is the head of a clinical laboratory? a. Medical
technologist authorized by the DOH b. Licensed
3. “ itis ” Inflammation
physician certified by the DOH c. Licensed physician
certified by the Philippine board of pathology 4. ASAP As soon as possible
d. Medical technologist with 15 years of experience
5. Accreditation of MT Department of Education
55. As a counterstain, what does acid fuchsin produce? a. schools (RA (to CHED)
5527)
Blue
b. Magenta 6. Accreditation of MT Department of Health
c. Orange training through BRL (to BHFS)
d. Red laboratories

7. Policies, standards and CHED Memo. Order (CMO)

56. What is the current HIV testing algorithm for a
guidelines for 14 series 2006
reactive results? medical
a. 2 parallel screening test technology education
b. 1 parallel screening test + supplemental
confirmatory 8. Guidelines for the CHED Memo. Order (CMO)
accreditation of 6 series 2008
c. Western blot
clinical
d. 2 parallel screening test + 1supplemental laboratories involved in
confirmatory test the training of medical
laboratory
57. What is the measure of efficiency of the surgical science/medical
pathology service? technology interns
a. Adequacy of tissue fixation
9. Aschoff bodies Associated with
b. Adequacy of reagents and supplies rheumatic fever
c. Rapidity of tissue processing
d. Rapidity of accurate reporting of diagnosis to 10. Urine for cytology At least 50 mL is
the clinicians needed, centrifuged
58. A stain containing silver nitrate that is used for the
11. Preparation of Centrifuge at 1,000 RPM
identification of spirochetes is cytospin slides for 1 minute
a. Fontana masson
b. Jones methenamine silver stain 12. Respiratory specimen Sputum,
c. Masson’s Trichome broncholaveloar
d. Warthin-starry lavage (BAL)
Bronchial washing
(BW), bronchial
59. In indirect immunodetection brushing (BB)
a. An additional incubation step with a secondary
reagent is not necessary 13. Gastrointestinal Gastric lavage, gastric
b. The primary antibody is conjugated to a label c. specimens brush and FNA (for
The primary antibody can be conjugated to an submucosal lesions)
enzyme link horse radish peroxidase
14. Certificate of Board of MT and PRC
d. The primary antibody is detected by a registration is signed chairperson
labeled secondary antibody by

60. Automation in routine histopathology functions can be 15. Panunumpa ng Kasihan nawa ako ng DIYOS
done during propesyonal
a. Labelling
b. Fixation
 16. Code of ethics: be Benefit mankind 32. Basic instrument Microtome
dedicated to the use used in
of microtomy
clinical laboratory
science to promote life 33. Bladder cancer NMP-22, bladder tumor
and markers antigen Telomerase,
hyaluronidase
17. Cytologic Lateral vaginal
collection and scrape / upper 34. Color of White (current 2007, DOH)
preparation: lateral third of certificate of death
Used for hormonal vaginal wall
preparation 35. Virchow Organs are removed one by one
autopsy technique

36. Rokitansky In situ dissection

22. Chromogens Diaminobenzidine (DAB) – 37. Ghon En bloc

for peroxidases BROWN
Aminoethylcarbazole(AEC 38. Letulle En masse
) – RED
39. Fixative for Mercurial fixatives
23. Panunumpa ng Ako, si (PANGALAN NG tissue photography
propesyonal TIRAHAN)ay taimtim na
nanunumpa na itataguyod ko 40. If smears cannot Collect material is placed in
at ipagtatanggol ang be made 50% Alcohol for all types of
(SALIGANG BATAS NG immediatelty effusion or Saccomano
PILIPINAS) preservative (50% alcohol and
carbowax)
24. Suspension of Majority vote, 2 out of 3
COR as MT 41. .Specimen is Fluid should be centrifuged at
more than a few moderate speed (2000 RPM
25. Revocation of Unanimous vote, 3 out of 3 drops for 2 minutes)
COR as MT
42. Fix smears for Immediately
26. Done by Fixation, dehydration, cytology
automatic tissue clearing and infiltration
processor 43. Best Fixative for Ether alcohol
cytology
27. Removal of nicks Honing (heel to toe)
44. Routine fixative 95% ethyl alcohol
28. Removal of burrs Stropping (toe to heel) for cytology

29. Double Infiltrated with celloidin 45. Prevents the Paper clips
embedding technique Embedded with paraffin slide from sticking
together` in a
30. Polyclonal Rabbits fixative
antibodies used in
immunohistochemis 46. Gynecologic 1. Sampling of the T zone
try are from specimen is important for
detection of
31. Laboratory Queuing theory
manager determines
the
number of
phlebotomists
needed to provide
emergency room
coverage

18. Prosector Person who dissects corpses for

examination or anatomical demonstration

19. Diener Morgue attendants, autopsy technicians

 20. Coroner Usually elected public officer who is
typically not required to have specific
medical qualifications and whose
principal duty is to inquire by an inquest
into the cause of any death which there
is reason to suppose is not due to natural
cause

21. Primary signs Circulatory, respiratory and

of death CNS failure

53. Smears for breast When secretion is bloody

dysplasia and carcinomas secretion a benign intraductal
of cervix papilloma should be
considered.
2. Optimal samples should
include squamous,
54.Simple, safe and Fine needle aspiration
columnar, and metaplastic
cells rapid cytologic
technique,
47. Vaginal hormonal 1. LPO to assess quality of replaced the use of
cytology smear 2. HPO for quantitative tissue core biopsy in
many
evaluation of smears
clinical conditions
ESTROGEN EFFECT:
Increase superficial cells
55. Modified PAP’s Shandon varistain 24-3
PROGESTERONE EFFECT:
technique Provideds standardized
Increase parabasal cells
method for staining non
gynecologic specimens
48. Respiratory specimens Sputum, bronchoalveolar
lavage, Bronchial washing
56. Granuloma A granuloma is a focus of
and Bronchial brushing chronic inflammation
consisting of
49. Urinary tract specimen At least 50 ml, which must microscopic aggregation
be centrifuged. If delay in of macrophages.
transportation anticipated,
refrigeration is 57. Pus formation The cavity contains varying
recommended. 1. Voided portions of necrotic tissue,
urine dead neutrophils, dead
2. Cathetherized urine macrophages and tissue fluid
3. Washings from
bladder or renal pelvis 58. Process of giving Direct staining
color to the sections by
50. Smears of gastric Patient should have fasted for using simple aqueous
secretions and aspoirates at least 8 hours before or
gastric washing is performed. alcoholic dye solutions
Smears are usually collected
by simple irrigation and 59. Process whereby Indirect staining
aspiration action of the dye is
technique, examined ASAP intensified by adding

51. Peritoneal, pleural Jelly like clots forming after

and pericardial fluids removal may be prevented by
adding 300 units of
heparin/100 ml aspirate. Done another agent.
by collecting in heparinized
containers
60. Accelerates or Accentuator
hastens the speed of
52. Preparation of cytospin Centrifuged ASAP at 1000
the staining reactions;
RPM for 1 minute
not essential to the
 chemical union 67 Most common Hematoxylin and Eosin
between tissue and dye method of staining for stain Regressive staining
microanatomical studies All fixatives can be used
61. Serves as a link Mordant of tissues except osmic acid
between the tissue 1.Hematoxylin- primary
and the dye stain, basic, nuclear stain
2. Eosin- Secondary stain,
62. Process whereby Progressive staining counterstain, acid dye,
tissue elements are cytoplasmic stain
stained in a definite
sequence until the Results: Nuclie: blue to
desired intensity of the blue black
coloring the tissue is Cytoplasm: pink
attained
68. Synthetic dyes Coal tar dyes, aniline dyes
63. Tissue is first Regressive staining from benzene
overstained and the 1.Chromopore: coloring
excess stain is removed property capable of producing
or visible colors; not permanent
decolorized and easily removed
2.Auxochrome:dyeing
64. Color shades are Orthochromatic staining property that retains color`
similar to the color of
the dye itself 69. Ripening 1. Natural oxidation
2. Chemical oxidation like
65. Differentiate Metachromatic staining sodium iodate (Ehrlich’s) and
particular substances Ex: methylene blue, CV, Safranin mercuric oxide (Harris)
by staining them with a
color that is different 70. Alum, Haris and Recommended for progressive
from that of the stain Ehrlich’s hematoxylin staining but can also be used
for regressive
66. Application of a Counterstaining
different color or stain 71. Iron and Used only for differential
to provide contrast hematoxylin, Weigerts or regressive staining
and and Heidenhain’s
background solution

72. Copper Study of spermatogenesis

73 Computer hardware 1.CPU

2. Random access
memory 3.read only
memory
4.Hard drive
5.Disk drive
6.Optical disk
7.Modem
8.Peripheral devices such
as keyboard, mouse etc.

74 Queuing theory Provides recommendation for

the number of staff
(phelobotomist, clerk
,technical personnel)
needed to handle an
unpredictable workload
75 Death certificate -From Color blue (January
1993) to current white (2007)
-Send four copies of
certificate of death to the
civil registrat for registration