1. THE ANSWERS

2. Frogs were used in pathology labs for pregnancy tests until the 1950s. True

3. The word pipette is derived from the Old French for ‘little tube’. True False

4. The word pipette is derived from the Old French for ‘little tube’. True

5. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Graham Bell. True False

6. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Graham Bell. – it was Alexander Fleming False

7. The Gram stain helps identify different types of viruses. True False

8. The Gram stain helps identify different types of viruses. – it helps identify bacteria False

9. Cells were named after their similarity to monks’ cells in a slice of cork. True False

10. Cells were named after their similarity to monks’ cells in a slice of cork. True

11. Around 50% of new drugs are based on monoclonal antibodies? True False

12. Around 50% of new drugs are based on monoclonal antibodies? True

13. The cost of blood transfusion has doubled over the last 10 years because of the expense of testing for infections. True False

14. The cost of blood transfusion has doubled over the last 10 years because of the expense of testing for infections. True

15. The Austrian monk who described the laws of genetics was called Albert Einstein. True False

16. The Austrian monk who described the laws of genetics was called Albert Einstein. – it was Gregor Mendel False

17. Antibiotic discs are used to find the best drug to treat the patient. False True

18. Antibiotic discs are used to find the best drug to treat the patient. True

19. The structure of DNA was described by Crick and Watson. True False

20. The structure of DNA was described by Crick and Watson. True

21. There are 7 pathology disciplines. True False

22. There are 7 pathology disciplines. – there are 19 False

23. There are three main blood groups; A, B and C. True False

24. There are three main blood groups; A, B and C. – there are 4 main groups; A, B, AB and O False

25. Quality assurance is the practice of assessing performance at all stages of pathology testing. True False

26. Quality assurance is the practice of assessing performance at all stages of pathology testing. True

27. THE ANSWERS