FOURTH YELLOW Flashcards
Which of the following accelerates the speed of staining reaction?
a. Accentuator
b. Dye modifier
c. Lake
d. Mordant
a. Accentuator
Which of the following fixatives is
recommended for fixing lymph glands, urgent biopsies, and chromosomes?
a. Methyl alcohol
b. Carnoy’s fluid
c. Newcomer’s fluid
d. Isopropyl alcohol
b. Carnoy’s fluid
The most reliable and specific histochemical staining technique for the DNA is:
a. Methyl Green-Pyronin Technique
b. Bodian’s Stain
c. Feulgen Technique
d. Cajal’s Gold Sublimate
c. Feulgen Technique
The mordant used for Mayer’s Hematoxylin is:
a. Mercuric oxide
b. Sodium iodate
c. Potash alum
d. Ferric chloride
c. Potash alum
This is considered to be the best dehydrating agent in tissue processing:
a. Ethyl alcohol
b. Isopropyl alcohol
c. Butyl alcohol
d. Denatured alcohol
a. Ethyl alcohol
This is the process of replacing the
dehydrating fluid with fluid that is miscible with both the dehydrating fluid and the impregnating or embedding medium:
a. Casting
b. Staining
c. Dealcoholization
d. Decolorization
c. Dealcoholization
Bisphenol A, glycerol, and cyclohexene
dioxide are all examples of:
a. Clearing agent
b. Paraffin wax
c. Fixatives
d. Plastic impregnating media
d. Plastic impregnating media
The ripening agent for the Harris Hematoxylin
a. Mercuric oxide
b. None of these
c. Sodium iodate
d. Potassium iodate
a. Mercuric oxide
Glacial acetic acid must never be added to cytoplasmic fixatives because:
a. It destroys Golgi bodies.
b. Both of these choices
c. It destroys the mitochondria.
b. Both of these choices
When wax has been reused, some water is mixed with it. In order to remove excess water, heat the wax to:
a. 80-90 C
b. 150-160 C
c. 100-105 C
d. 20 C above its melting point
c. 100-105 C
In the routine H and E staining, the acid used in combination with the alcohol in the differentiator is the:
a. Sulfuric acid
b. Acetic acid
c. Formic acid
d. Hydrochloric acid
d. Hydrochloric acid
Sputum specimens intended for cytological examination are considered satisfactory if:
a. There are many bacilli and columnar
cells.
b. There are no cells seen.
c. It is very viscous and sticky.
d. Alveolar macrophages are present.
d. Alveolar macrophages are present.
This clearing agent is recommended for tough tissues. However, it is toxic to the liver after prolonged inhalation and it does not make the tissues transparent.
a. Aniline oil
b. Clove oil
c. Chloroform
d. Xylene
c. Chloroform
The optimum working temperature for the cold microtome is:
a. Between -18 to -20 C
b. Between 10 to 15 C
c. Between 5 to 10 C
d. Between -5 to -10 C
a. Between -18 to -20 C
Carazzi hematoxylin uses this kind of mordant:
a. Iron
b. Lead
c. Tungsten
d. Alum
d. Alum
Complete the following sentence: “For routine histologic procedures, tissue sections are commonly cut between ________________ in thickness.”
a. 4 to 6 µ
b. 10 to 15 µ
c. 50 to 100 µ
d. 0.5 to 1.0 µ
a. 4 to 6 µ
Which of the stains given below may be
utilized to show deposits of fibrin?
a. PAS
b. Congo Red Method
c. MSB Technique
d. Gram’s Iodine stain
c. MSB Technique
Of the following commonly used methods of freezing, which one is considered to be the most rapid?
a. Carbon dioxide gas
b. Isopentane
c. Liquid nitrogen
d. Oxygen gas
c. Liquid nitrogen
Saccomano’s fixative is composed of ethanol and:
a. Formaldehyde
b. 2% Carbowax
c. Xylene
d. Ether-formaldehyde
b. 2% Carbowax
Which of the choices below is the correct
REHYDRATION SEQUENCE of tissue sections before hematoxylin staining?
a. 100% –>; 95% –>; 80% –>; 70%
ethanol –>; water
b. Water –>; 100% –>; 95% –>; 90% –>;
80% –>; water
c. Water –>; 70% –>; 80% –>; 90% –>;
95% –>; 100% ethanol
d. Acetone –>; 70% –>; 80% –>; 90% –>;
95% –>; Ethanol
a. 100% –>; 95% –>; 80% –>; 70%
ethanol –>; water
It is probably the oldest of all stains, originally used for microscopic study of starch granules:
a. Orcein
b. Malachite green
c. Iodine
d. Methylene blue
c. Iodine
The pathology blocks should be kept for:
a. 24 hours
b. 10 years
c. 1 year only
d. 2 years
b. 10 years
Best Carmine solution is used to stain which of the following?
a. Mucins
b. C. neoformans
c. Glycogen
d. HbsAg
c. Glycogen
Picric acid may be used as:
a. Fixative
b. Decalcifying agent
c. All of these
d. Stain
c. All of these
For satisfactory fixation, the pH of the
preservative should be within:
a. pH 3.0
b. pH 7 only
c. pH 4
d. pH 6-8
e. pH 9
d. pH 6-8
Ester wax has all of the following
characteristics, except:
a. It is soluble in water.
b. None of these
c. It is soluble in the dehydrating fluid.
d. Its melting point is 46-48 C.
a. It is soluble in water.
This is considered as the best general
decalcifying agent:
a. EDTA
b. Perenyi’s fluid
c. 5% formic acid
d. 10% BNF
c. 5% formic acid
This is considered as the most sensitive of the oil soluble dyes:
a. Sudan III
b. None of these
c. Sudan IV
d. Sudan Black
d. Sudan Black
The sectioning of ester wax-impregnated tissues should be performed on a:
a. Rocking microtome
b. Sliding microtome
c. Freezing microtome
d. Rotary microtome
b. Sliding microtome
The purpose of adding phenol to each of the 95% ethanol baths is:
a. To remove the alcohol
b. To soften tissues
c. To enhance the staining process
d. To harden tissues
b. To soften tissues
Using Lendrum’s MSB, old fibrin formations will stain:
a. Yellow
b. Blue
c. Pink
d. Red
b. Blue
It is considered to be the most rapid clearing agent, suitable for urgent biopsies which it clears within 15-30 minutes:
a. Chloroform
b. Clove oil
c. Benzene
d. Xylene
d. Xylene
Which of the following fixatives may also act as a dehydrating agent?
a. Ethanol
b. Formalin
c. Orth’s fluid
d. Glutaraldehyde
a. Ethanol
This is a weakly basic dye used as a contrast stain for staining ascaris eggs and red cells, and as a bacterial spore stain. It is also used both as a decolorizer and as a counterstain:
a. Malachite green
b. Neutral red
c. Methylene blue
d. Methyl green
a. Malachite green
For delicate tissues like embryos and animal tissues, it is recommended to start dehydrating with this concentration of ethanol:
a. 15%
b. 65%
c. 45%
d. 30%
e. 55%
d. 30%
The color of OG-6 staining solution is:
a. Dark purple to black
b. Orange with a hint of green
c. Olive green with a hint of brown and red
d. None of these
b. Orange with a hint of green
For frozen section, the tissue should be sent to the laboratory:
a. In 10% formalin
b. In saline
c. In Carnoy’s fixative
d. Fresh and unfixed
d. Fresh and unfixed
All of the following are staining methods used for the demonstration of elastic fibers, except:
a. Krajian’s method
b. Gomori’s Aldehyde-Fuchsin stain
c. Verhoeff’s stain
d. None of these
e. Taenzer-Unna Orcein method
d. None of these
The correct order of the steps involved in routine tissue processing is:
a. Fixation, dehydration, impregnation,
embedding, clearing , trimming,
sectioning, staining, and mounting
b. Fixation, dehydration, clearing,
impregnation, embedding, trimming,
sectioning, staining, and mounting
b. Fixation, dehydration, clearing,
impregnation, embedding, trimming,
sectioning, staining, and mounting
Which of the following fixatives is useful in the preservation of sputum specimens?
a. Methanol
b. Formol-saline
c. Newcomer’s fluid
d. Alcoholic formalin
d. Alcoholic formalin