Unit Nine Review Questions (51, 52, 53, 54)

Question 1

Ch 51
What category of sample collection is represented by a Tzanck preparation?

Answer 1

Imprint

Question 2

Ch 51
The fine needle aspiration of soft masses is best performed with the use of what size needle and syringe?

Answer 2

A 21- to 25-gauge needle and a 10-mL syringe

Question 3

Ch 51
Paracentesis refers to the collection of fluid samples from which location?

Answer 3

Abdomen

Question 4

Ch 51
What is most often used to moisten swabs in order to minimize cell damage when collecting swab samples?

Answer 4

Saline

Question 5

Ch 51
What is the most commonly used fixative for tissue samples collected for histopathologic examination?

Answer 5

Formalin

Question 6

Ch 51
Cystocentesis refers to the collection of fluid samples from which location?

Answer 6

Urinary bladder

Question 7

Ch 52
What is the preferred method of sample preparation for a highly viscous sample?

Answer 7

Starfish smear

Question 8

Ch 52
What is the preferred method of sample preparation for a sample with very low cellularity?

Answer 8

Line smear

Question 9

Ch 52
What is the preferred fixative for most cytology specimens?

Answer 9

Methanol

Question 10

Ch 52
Which stain provides excellent nuclear and nucleolar detail?

Answer 10

New methylene blue

Question 11

Ch 52
In addition to plain sterile tubes, fluid samples are generally aliquoted into a tube that contains what type of anticoagulant?

Answer 11

EDTA

Question 12

Ch 53
Which term describes a sample that contains more than 85% neutrophils?

Answer 12

Suppurative

Question 13

Ch 53
Which term describes a sample that contains more than 15% macrophages?

Answer 13

Granulomatous

Question 14

Ch 53
Which term refers to a nucleus that appears small, condensed, and dark?

Answer 14

Pyknotic

Question 15

Ch 53
Which term refers to an unusual variation in the size of nuclei?

Answer 15

Anisokaryosis

Question 16

Ch 53
Which term refers to an unusual variation in the size of nucleoli?

Answer 16

Anisonucleoliosis

Question 17

Ch 53
What type of tumor is usually highly cellular and that normally exfoliates in clusters?

Answer 17

Epithelial cell carcinoma

Question 18

Ch 53
What type of tumor is characterized by spindle-shaped cells, low cellularity, and cells that exfoliate singly?

Answer 18

Mesenchymal

Question 19

Ch 53
What term describes round cells that are usually slightly larger than lymphoblasts and that have distinctive purple staining granules?

Answer 19

Mast cells

Question 20

Ch 53
Which cell has prominent dark-black granules?

Answer 20

Melanoma

Question 21

Ch 53
Which term describes a fragmented condensed nucleus?

Answer 21

Karyorrhexis

Question 22

Ch 54
Which term describes fluid that appears milky and results from the presence of emulsified fats?

Answer 22

Chylous

Question 23

Ch 54
Peritoneal and pleural fluids are characterized as normal if they have fewer than how many nucleated cells/uL?

Answer 23

10,000

Question 24

Ch 54
Which cells that line body cavities may become reactive and be shed when abnormal fluids accumulate in cavities?

Answer 24

Mesothelial cells

Question 25

Ch 54 Which term describes a type of fluid with low cellularity, low total protein, and a mixture of monocytes, macrophages, and lymphocytes?

Answer 25

Transudate

Question 26

Ch 54 Which term describes a plasma cell that contains secretory vesicles of immunoglobulin?

Answer 26

Mott cell

Question 27

Ch 54 Which cell type is predominant during anestrus?

Answer 27

Non-cornified squamous epithelial cells

Question 28

Ch 54 Which cell type is predominant during estrus?

Answer 28

Cornified squamous epithelial cells

Question 29

Ch 54 What is a potential cause of chronic skin lesions and ear infections that may be seen in swabs taken from normal animals?

Answer 29

Malassezia

Question 30

Ch 54 Which cell type predominates in normal lymph nodes?

Answer 30

Small, mature lymphocytes