BE HTMLE Flashcards
Best fixative for the nervous system
FORMALIN FIXATIVE
Fixative of choice for the preservation of fats
Formalin fixative
Helly s fluid is exactly the same as in Zenker’ s fixative, but instead of GLACIAL ACETIC ACID, what component is added
Formalin
Fixative recommended for fixing small pieces of liver, spleen, connective tissue fibers and nuclei
Zenker Fluid
Excellent microanatomic fixative for pituitary gland, bone marrow and blood containing organs such as spleen and liver
Hellys
All mercurial fixing solutions lead to the formation in tissues of diffuse BLACK granules and these mercury deposits must be removed BEFORE STAINING. Removal of mercuric chloride deposit is accomplished by
Saturated solution of iodine
Considered to be the MOST RAPID fixative/ recommended for fixing chromosomes, lymph glands and urgent biopsies:
Carnoys
Most widely used fixative for electron microscopy
Lead fixative
The fastest chemical solution in decalcifying tissues is:
Nitric acid
All of the following remove intracellular and extracellular water from the tissue following fixation, EXCEPT:
A. Alcohol
C. Tetrahydrofuran
B. Chloroform
D. Dioxane
B
A TOXIC dehydrating agent, primarily employed for blood and tissue films and for smear preparation:
A. Ethyl alcohol
C. Butyl alcohol
B. Methyl alcohol
D. Isopropyl alcohol
B
Function/s of tetrahydrofuran:
Dehyrating agent Clearing agent
All of the following are substitutes for paraffin wax, EXCEPT:
A. Paraplast
B. Embeddol
C. Malinol
D. Tissue Mat
C
Melting point of ester wax:
46-48C
Microtome knife recommended for frozen sections or for cutting extremely hard and tough specimens embedded in paraffin blocks, using a base-sledge type or sliding microtome:
Plane wedge knife
Angle formed between the cutting edge of the microtome knife
(27o-32o)
Bevel angle
Angle formed between the surface of the block and the cutting edge of the knife (0o-15o)
Clearance angle
This type of microtome easily cuts large blocks and serial sections can be obtained with ease because larger knives can be used
Sliding
A tissue exposed to short burst of CARBON DIOXIDE for a few minutes will
Freeze
Fat cells and enzymes are best demonstrated in:
Frozen section
When trimming tissue block, they must be surrounded by at least __ of wax
2mm
The following methods are done for drying sections on slide, EXCEPT:
A. On a hot plate at 45-55oC for 30-45 minutes
B. On a Bunsen flame
C. In an incubator at 37oC for 3 hours
D. In a wax oven at 56-60oC for 2 hour
C
Adhesive added to the water in the floating-out bath most convenient alternative to direct coating of slide
Gelatin
Process by which sections are stained with simple aqueous or alcoholic solutions of the dye:
Direct staining
A tissue-mordant-dye complex is needed in
Indirect staining
With this staining technique, the tissue is first overstained, and the excess stain is removed or decolorized from unwanted part of the tissue
Regressive staining