Exam 45: Orientation to the Lab

A quality ________ program is a component of a quality assurance program. Its focus is to ensure accuracy in test results through careful monitoring of test procedures.

Sterilization, or eradication of all organisms on the surface of instruments and equipment before they can be used on patients or in a procedure, is performed by a(n) ____.

A quality ________ program is designed to monitor the quality of the patient care that a medical laboratory provides and helps to ensure the safety of laboratory workers.

A slide calibrated to the exact measurements needed to count blood cells or sperm under a microscope is a ____.

A device for spinning a specimen at high speed until it separates into its component parts is a ____.

The ________ in a POL is generally used to separate whole blood samples into blood components or to prepare urine samples for examination by spinning the specimens at high speed.

Number 1 on the figure of the microscope is the ________, which attaches the body tube to the base.

Number 12 on this microscope is the ____.

Which of the following is the function of the focus controls?

Moderate-complexity tests include ____.

Number 6 on the figure of the microscope is the revolving ________.

Which of the following measures light intensity and is a basic electronic component of many pieces of analytic laboratory equipment?

Positive and negative control samples are used with tests that yield a(n) ________ test response, meaning that the substance being tested for is either present or absent.

A(n) ________, such as the chemical on a blood glucose monitoring strip, is formulated to react in specific ways when exposed to specific conditions.

Which of the following is characteristic of an oil-immersion objective?

A quality assurance program ____.

An optical microscope that uses two lenses to magnify the image created by the condensed light is a(n) ________ microscope.

Which of the following tests are done at the physician's office laboratory?

Calibration routines are performed using a(n) ________, which is a specimen with a known value.

Below the oculars are the ________, which contain another magnifying lens.