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microtomy: process whereby the tissues are _____ into uniformly thin slices or sections to facilitate the studies under microscope

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trimmed and cut uniformly

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process whereby the excess wax is cut off from the block to expose the issue surface in preparation for actual cutting

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trimming

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process whereby the tissues are cut into uniformly thin slices

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sectioning/section cutting

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sliding microtome was developed by ___ in _____.

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Adams in 1789

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two types of microtome

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  • Base-sledge microtome
  • Standard sliding microtome
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sliding microtome is for cutting ___

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celloidin embedded sections

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this microtome is used in lab for sectioning very hard tissue or blocks. most dangerous because of its movable exposed knife.

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base-sledge microtome

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rotary microtome was developed by ___ in ____

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minot in 1885-1886

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rotary microtome is for?

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cutting paraffin embedded sections

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most popular microtome and the most common type used for routine and research studies.

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rotary microtome

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rocking microtome also known as the ____ was developed by ___ and ____ in 1881

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Cambridge

developed by Paldwell and Trefall

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rocking microtome is the simplest used for cutting ____ of paraffin embedded tissues

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serial sections of large blocks

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freezing microtome was invented by ___ in ___

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Queckket in 1848

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freezing microtome is replaced in most lab by the ___ which is easier to operate

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cryostat

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ultrathin microtome is used for cutting specimens intro extremely thin slices ____ for ____ microscopy.

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0.5u for electron microscopy

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enumerate the types of microtome knives

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  • place concave
  • biconcave
  • plane wedge
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biconcave is used in ____ microtome, ____ in length

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used in rotary microtome, 120mm in length

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concave side is for the ___
flat/straight for ____
both sides straight ____

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concave: paraffin sections
flat/straight: celloidin tissues
both sides straight: frozen sections/hard specimens

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plane concave knife is used for what microtome?

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  • Base-sledge/sliding microtome
  • rocking microtome
  • rotary microtome
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plane wedge knife is used for?

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  • Base-sledge/sliding microtome
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LENGTH:
plane concave:
plane wedge:

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plane concave: 25 mm in length
plance wedge: 100 mm in length

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paraffin thickness

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enumerate the type of tissue sections

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  • Parrafin section
  • Celloidin
  • Frozen
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paraffin section may be cut by?

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rotary and rocking microtome

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celloidin section thickness
10-15 u thick
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celloidin section is used by means of the ____ microtome
sliding microtome
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used to remove the gross nicks and irregularities on the knife
honing
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direction of honing
heel to toe (edge first)
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types of hone
- carborundum - arkansas stone - yellow belgian/belgium - belgian black vein
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hone used only for badly nicked knives
carborundum
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arkansas stone is a stone for?
medium fineness
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belgian black vein is also called __
oil stones
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the finest hone which gives the best result
yellow belgian/belgium
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enumerate the oils used in belgian black vein
- light machine oil - liquid paraffin oil (mineral oil) - vegetable oil - xylene (evaporates easily) - natural oil (messy)
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process whereby the burr formed during honing is removed and the cutting edge of the knife is polished
stropping
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direction of stropping of stropping and the purpose
direction: toe to heel (edge last) purpose: polish and sharpen the knife
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used to flatten sections
floating-out bath
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floating-out bath is aa circular, thermostatically controlled bath ____ in diameter and ____ in depth
10-12 inches in diameter 3-4 inches in depth
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t or f: the inside surface of a floating-out bath is clear thus enabling easier visualization of sections
false, inside surface of a floating-out bath is black
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for the floating-out bath, thermostat should be set at ___C about ___C below the melting point of the wax
be set at 45C (45-50 C) about 10C (6-10C)
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used for fluorescent antibody staining techniques or histochemical studies, for rapid preparation of urgent tissue biopsies
cryostat/cold microtome
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the microtome inside the cryostat
rotary
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2 methods of staining in cryostat sections
- H&E staining - Polycrhome methylene blue (Loeffler's polychrome methylene blue)
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this is utilized when a rapid diagnosis of the issues is required and is essentially recommended when lipids and nervous tissues elements are to be demonstrated
frozen sections
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advantages of frozen sections
1. For certain staining procedures: - demonstration of fat by the Oil Red O methid - silver impregnation method (CNS/Neuropathology) - immunofluorescence and immunocytochemical staining 2. essential for rapid diagnosis during operation
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enumerate the 2 methods of preparing frozen sections
- cold knife procedure - cryostat procedure (cold microtome)
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enumerate the commonly used methods of freezing
- liquid nitrogen - isopentane cooled by liquid nitrogen - carbon dioxide gas - aerosol sprays
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special processing techniques
freeze drying and freeze substitution
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preserving tissues by rapid freezing (quenching) and removing water (dessication) by a physical process without the use of any chemical fixative
freeze drying
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freeze drying tissue size
2 mm thick
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complete processing time of freeze drying
24 - 48 hrs
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in freeze substitution, tissue is fixed in ____ or in ____ and dehydrated in absolute alcohol
Rossman's fluid or in 1% acetone
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Rossman's fluid components
saturated picric acid + formaldehyde

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