the computerized laboratory information system lis or an anatomic pathology information system apis by virtue of keyboard 46 u2032 and the specimen is loaded in the specimen carrier 26 and positioned on auxiliary transportation mechanism 42 u2032 the priority of any subsequent testing is then recalculated in the las priority table the specimen will then be moved to the main transportation mechanism 24 for movement to the next appropriate station workstations 32 and 34 are not shown in detail but include the same basic equipment as workstations 28 and 30 thus a sensor 38 u2032 located at workstations 32 and 34 will acknowledge passage of the specimen at that location and either direct the specimen into the workstation or direct the specimen to continue past the workstation if the order in which the evaluations processes and or tests are conducted is important the specimen can be directed to bypass any workstation along the transportation mechanism 24 so as to immediately reach the highest priority workstation to perform the appropriate testing since the transportation mechanism is a closed loop the specimen can then be moved around the loop to any other workstation once all requested tests have been performed the specimen will be directed into the specimen archiving station utilizing a sensor 38 u2032 and gate 40 u2032 in the same manner as workstations 28 30 32 and 34 since every sensor 38 38 u2032 44 and 44 u2032 is interconnected by way of the las software the location and status of any specimen or specimen is always readily accessible by the physician provider since the computerized laboratory information system lis an anatomic pathology information system apis or.