A Tissue Sample Is Sent to the Laboratory and Microscopically

question 14

Multiple Choice

A tissue sample is sent to the laboratory and microscopically examined for the presence of amebae.To differentiate between the host cells and the organism, _______ stain is used to allow the organisms to appear bright pink with a green-blue background.

• A) trichrome
• B) Giemsa
• C) Wright
• D) periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)

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Definitions:

Trans-4-methylcyclohexanol

A chemical compound featuring a cyclohexane ring with a methyl group and an alcohol group in a trans configuration.

80th Percentile

A value below which 80 percent of the data in a data set falls, indicating the upper 20% of values.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by summing all numbers in the set and then dividing by the count of numbers.

Standard Normal

A special case of the normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one.