The Goal of the Specimen Collector When Collecting Specimens for Culture

question 51

Multiple Choice

The goal of the specimen collector when collecting specimens for culture should be to:

• A) Make sure the specimen gets to the lab.
• B) Avoid hurting the patient when collecting the specimen.
• C) Maintain the viability of the living organisms at the site with minimal contamination.
• D) Get the specimen quickly to get the doctor off the collector's back.

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Definitions:

Subsurface Oil

Oil deposits located beneath the surface of the Earth, typically extracted through drilling operations.

Overthrust Belt

A region in the earth's crust where large areas of rock have been moved over one another typically due to compressional forces.

Anticline

A type of fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core, often associated with the trapping of petroleum.

Green River Basin

A major river basin in the western United States, known for its significant deposits of oil shale and natural gas.