Fixative uses

Question 1

satisfactory for routine paraffin sections

Answer 1

aldehyde fixatives

Question 2

for central nervous tissue and postmortem tissues

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10% formol saline

Question 3

recommended for preservation and storage of surgical, post-mortem and research specimens

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10% neutral buffered formalin or phosphate buffered formalin

Question 4

recommended for routine post-mortem tissues

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formal-corrosive

Question 5

good for preservation of glycogen and micro-incineration techniqueused to fix sputum since it coagulates mucus

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alcoholic formalin (genre’s fixative)

Question 6

glutaraldehyde solution used for small fragments and needle biopsies fixed in 2-4 hrs at room temp

concentration

Answer 6

2.5% solution

Question 7

glutaraldehyde solution used for larger tissues fixed in 6-8 hrs up to 24 hrs

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4% solution

Question 8

routine fixative of choice for preservation of cell detail in tissue photography

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mercuric chloridemost common metalic fixative

Question 9

recommended for fixing small pieces of liver, spleen, connective tissue fibers and nuclei

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zenker’s fluid

Question 10

excellent microanatomic fixative for pituitary gland, bone marrow, and blood containing organs such as spleen and liver

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zenker-formol (helly’s solution)

Question 11

main fixative for tumor biopsies especially the skin. excellent cytologic fixative

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heidenhain’s susa

Question 12

used for bone marrow biopsies

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Lillie’s b5 fixative

Question 13

precipitates all proteins and adequately preserves carbohydrates

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chromic acid

Question 14

preserves lipids and preserves mitochondria

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potassium dichromate

Question 15

recommended for demonstration of chromatin, golgi bodies, BC, and colloid containing tissues

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regaud’s (muller) fluid

Question 16

recommended for early degenerative process and tissue necrosis

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orth’s fluid

Question 17

demonstrates rickketsia and other bacteria

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orth’s fluid

Question 18

recommended for fixation of embryos and pituitary biopsies

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bouin’s solution

Question 19

normally used in conjunction with other fixatives to form a compound solution

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glacial acetic acid

Question 20

denatures and precipitates proteins by destroying hydrogen and other bonds. may be used both as fixative and dehydrating agent

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alcohol fixatives

Question 21

excellent for fixing dry and wet smears, blood smears and bone marrow biopsies

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methyl alcohol 100%

Question 22

used for fixing touch preparations

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isopropyl alcohol 95%

Question 23

recommended for fixing chromosomes, lymph glands, and urgent biopsies

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carnoy’s fluid

Question 24

recommended for fixing mucopolysaccharides and nuclear proteins

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newcomer’s fluid

Question 25

fixation with this solution causes complete denaturation of protein

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osmium tetroxide

Question 26

most common chrome-osmium acetic acid fixative uses

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flemming’s solution

Question 27

excellent fixative for nuclear structures and permanently fixes fat

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flemming’s solution

Question 28

recommended for cytoplasmic strucutres

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flemming’s solution without acetic acid

Question 29

recommended for study of water diffusible enzymes especially phosphatases and lipasesused in fixing brain tissues for diagnosis of rabies

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acetone

Question 30

usually for frozen tissue sections and preparation of bacteriologic smears

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heat fixation