ASCP Practice Questions –
Histotechnology Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025) 100%
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Tissue processing is usually considered to include: - Correct
Answer ✅Dehydration, clearing, infiltration
The most widely used clearing agent in histology today is: -
Correct Answer ✅Xylene
This chelating agent binds calcium ions and is one method
used for decalcifying tissues. - Correct Answer
✅Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)
This microscope is used for the examination of unstained
specimens, especially unstained living cells, and allows
almost transparent objects to be seen clearly. - Correct
Answer ✅Phase-contrast microscope
This piece of equipment is a refrigerated chamber containing
a microtome
that is used to cut frozen sections. - Correct Answer
✅Cryostat
OSHA defines ____________ as chemicals that may cause acute
or chronic health effects in exposed employees. - Correct
Answer ✅Hazardous chemicals
, ASCP Practice Questions –
Histotechnology Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025) 100%
Verified Answers
The lowest dose of a substance that will produce any toxic
effect in humans when introduced by any route other than
inhalation is the: - Correct Answer ✅Toxic dose low
The right yellow diamond in the NFPA coded labeling system
carries a chemical's ____________ information. - Correct
Answer ✅Reactivity
This dense, rounded, and usually intensely basophilic mass in
the nucleus of
a cell consists of 80% to 90% protein and produces most if
not all of the ribosomal RNA. - Correct Answer ✅Nucleolus
These cell structures are often found attached to the
endoplasmic reticulum
and are the site of protein synthesis. - Correct Answer
✅Ribosomes
The most widely used nuclear stain for routine histology
sections is: - Correct Answer ✅Hematoxylin
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