Key Terms

Question 1

Culture

Answer 1

A laboratory test involving cultivation of microorganisms or cells in a special growth median

Question 2

Cytology

Answer 2

The study of cells including their formation, origin, structure, function, biochemical activities, and pathological processes

Question 3

Exudate

Answer 3

Drainage

Question 4

Electrocardiogram ECG

Answer 4

A graphic representation of electrical impulses generated by the heart during a cardiac cycle that identifies issues

Question 5

Expectorate

Answer 5

To cough up or expel mucus or fluid from the respiratory tract

Question 6

Fixative

Answer 6

Any substance used to preserve gross or histologic specimens of tissues for later examination

Question 7

Hemmocult

Answer 7

Test that detects occult blood in the feces

Question 8

Midstream urine specimen

Answer 8

Collected to perform a culture and sensitivity

Question 9

Occult

Answer 9

Means hidden or not easily visible

Question 10

Residual urine

Answer 10

Urine left in the bladder after voiding

Question 11

Sensitivity

Answer 11

A laboratory method of determining the effectiveness of antibiotics usually performed in conjunction with culture

Question 12

Specimen

Answer 12

A small sample of something intended to show the nature of the whole

Question 13

Tourniquet

Answer 13

A constricting device traditionally applied to control bleeding

Question 14

Vacutainer

Answer 14

Tube used to collect multiple blood samples

Question 15

Venipuncture

Answer 15

The most common method involves inserting a hollow-bone needle into the lumen of a large vein to obtain a specimen