Histopathology And MT Laws Flashcards
Accidental skin contact with hazardous chemicals; wash hands with water for
15 to 30 mins
Process done by the automatic tissue processor
Fixation, dehydration, clearing and infiltration
Stations 1-2 :
Stations 3-6 :
Stations 7-8 :
Stations 9-10 :
Stations 11-12 :
10% formalin
Ascending grades of ethyl alcohol 70- 95%
2 changes of acetone
2 changes of chooroform or xylol
2 changes of liquid paraffin
Renoval of nicks
Honing
Removal of burrs
Stropping
Nuclear and histochemical fixative
Newcomer’s fixative
Most common metallic fixative
Mercurial fixative
Fixative for tissue photography
Mercurial fixative
Fixative for small tissue fragements
Oicric acid; yellow color to locate tissue easier
Excellent fixative for preservkng soft amd delicate structures
Bouin’s solution
Picric acid fixative
Bouin’s, Brasil’s
Fixative for electrom microscopy
Glutaraldehyde, osmium tetroxide
Air-filled lungs may float on fixative what should be done
Organ may be covered with several gauze to maintain it under surface
Decalcifying agent that contains HCl
Von Ebner’s (HCl, NaCl, d. Water)
Embeddiing medium for electron microscopy
Plastic medium
Double embedding
Infiltrated with celloidin,
Embedded with paraffin
Fastest embeding method
Vacuum embedding
Quenching temperature in freeze-drying
-160 to -180 degree celsius
Dessication/ sublimation temp for freeze drying
-30 to -40 degree celsius
Warer must be removed by heating the waxmat what temp
100 to 105 degree celsius
Paraffin wax oven temp
55 to 60 or 2 to 5 degree celsius mp wax