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This Gram stain is under-decolorized

This microscopic field is representative of other fields that were observed on a Gram-stained smear. Which of the following describes the quality of the smear?

A.

Under-decolorized

B.

Over-decolorized

C.

Sufficiently decolorized

Insulin is the hormone that is mainly responsible for the entry of glucose into the cell for energy production

Glucagon and epinephrine promote glycogenolysis, conversion of glycogen to glucose, which increases plasma glucose. Cortisol, along with glucagon, increases gluconeogenesis, formation of glucose from noncarbohydrates, which also raises plasma glucose concentration.

Chemistry

Which of the following hormones is mainly responsible for the entry of glucose into the cell for energy production?

A.

Epinephrine

B.

Glucagon

C.

Cortisol

D.

Insulin

Which of the following agencies administers the certification test that you will be eligible to take at the end of your 4 semester?

A.

ASCP

B.

AAMA

C.

ASPT

D.

AARP

When making a platelet concentrate, the proper procedure is to start with a low centrifugation of the whole blood bag. After the plasma is removed, it is centrifuged again at a higher speed to separate the platelet portion from the plasma portion.

Blood bank

The following steps must be followed in preparation of a platelet concentrate:

A.

Whole blood centrifuged at low speed - plasma separated then centrifuged at low speed

B.

Whole blood centrifuged at high speed - plasma separated then centrifuged at high speed

C.

Whole blood centrifuged at low speed - plasma separated then centrifuged at high speed

D.

Whole blood centrifuged at high speed - plasma separated then centrifuged at low speed

What additional fraction would be seen if plasma rather than serum was subjected to electrophoresis:

A.

Alpha-1 antitrypsin

B.

Alpha-2 macroglobulin

C.

Fibrinogen

D.

Gamma globulins

The molecular weight of a hapten is by itself not sufficient to elicit an antibody response alone, but requires a protein to do so.

A hapten is only antigenic when it is coupled with which of the following:

A.

Enzymes

B.

Proteins

C.

Lymphocytes

D.

Lipids