Embedding/Casting/Blocking

Question 1

Placing infiltrated tissue in a mold containing an embedding medium which is allowed to solidify

Answer 1

Embedding

Question 2

Other names for Embedding

Answer 2

Casting or block

Question 3

Product of embedding

Answer 3

Tissue block

Question 4

Requirements for embedding

Answer 4

Embedding mold, medium and infiltrated tissue

Question 5

The most common embedding medium

Answer 5

Paraffin wax

Question 6

A disposable embedding mold that will require smearing of inner mold with glycerine

Answer 6

Plastic Ice trays

Question 7

• A embedding mold consisting of a series of interlocking plates resting on a flat metal base
• Can embed more than 1 specimen at the same time

Answer 7

Compound Embedding unit

Question 8

Disposable mold that gives perfect blocks without trimming

Answer 8

Peel Away Molds

Question 9

• Process of infiltrating tissue with celloidin and embedding with paraffin
• Uses two different medium

Answer 9

Double Embedding

Question 10

• Embedding mold consisting of L-shaped strips made of heavy brass
• Not often used in the lab because it needs to be assemble

Answer 10

Leuckhart’s

Question 11

Advantage of using Leuckhart’s

Answer 11

can produce different block sizes that depends on you

Question 12

Provides superior result in light microscopic studies (eg. Undercalcified bone)

Answer 12

Plastic (Resins) Embedding

Question 13

Fastest epoxy resin

Answer 13

Spurr

Question 14

plastic resin originally introduced for EM

Answer 14

Polyester

Question 15

extremely hydrophilic

Answer 15

Polyglycl Methacrylate/GMA