Must knows Histopaths

Question 1

What does ‘dolor’ mean?

Answer 1

Pain

Question 2

Where is the site of collection for hormonal studies?

Answer 2

Upper 3rd wall of the vaginal wall

Question 3

Who is the prosector of an autopsy?

Answer 3

Pathologist

Question 4

Which cells have a fried egg appearance?

Answer 4

Parabasal cells

Question 5

Which stain is used for copper pigment?

Answer 5

Lindquis Rhodamine techniques

Question 6

How do you prepare 10% formalin?

Answer 6

1:9 (1 part stock solution = 9 parts distilled water)

Question 7

What is the most common metallic fixative?

Answer 7

Mercuric chloride

Question 8

What is the most rapid fixative?

Answer 8

Carnoy’s fixative

Question 9

What does pathology literally mean?

Answer 9

Pathos pain/suffering = study of pain/suffering

Question 10

Which tissues have intercalated disks?

Answer 10

Cardiac muscle

Question 11

Which flat, polyhedral cells have a pyknotic nucleus?

Answer 11

Superficial cells

Question 12

What removes ‘nicks’?

Answer 12

Sharpening (honing)

Question 13

What is Scott’s Tap Water employed for?

Answer 13

Blueing step = H and E staining

Question 14

For what is Alkaline Fast Green useful as a stain?

Answer 14

Histones

Question 15

What is the fastest method of paraffin impregnation?

Answer 15

Vacuum embedding

Question 16

What does ‘dolor’ mean?

Answer 16

Pain

Question 17

Where is the site of collection for hormonal studies?

Answer 17

Upper 3rd wall of the vaginal wall

Question 18

Who is the prosector of an autopsy?

Answer 18

Pathologist

Question 19

Which cells have a fried egg appearance?

Answer 19

Parabasal cells

Question 20

Which stain is used for copper pigment?

Answer 20

Lindquis Rhodamine techniques

Question 21

How do you prepare 10% formalin?

Answer 21

1:9 (1 part stock solution = 9 parts distilled water)

Question 22

What is the most common metallic fixative?

Answer 22

Mercuric chloride

Question 23

What is the most rapid fixative?

Answer 23

Carnoy’s fixative

Question 24

What does pathology literally mean?

Answer 24

Pathos pain/suffering = study of pain/suffering

Question 25

Which tissues have intercalated disks?

Answer 25

Cardiac muscle

Question 26

Which flat, polyhedral cells have a pyknotic nucleus?

Answer 26

Superficial cells

Question 27

What removes ‘nicks’?

Answer 27

Sharpening (honing)

Question 28

What is Scott’s Tap Water employed for?

Answer 28

Blueing step = H and E staining

Question 29

For what is Alkaline Fast Green useful as a stain?

Answer 29

Histones

Question 30

What is the fastest method of paraffin impregnation?

Answer 30

Vacuum embedding

Question 31

What is the ideal fixative to tissue ratio?

Answer 31

20:1 (20 fixative; 1 tissue)

Question 32

What does ‘itis’ mean?

Answer 32

Inflammation

Question 33

Which antibody class is used in IFHIC?

Answer 33

IgG

Question 34

Which fixative is both a nuclear and histochemical fixative?

Answer 34

Newcomer’s fixative

Question 35

Which stain is used for glomerular basement membrane and carbohydrates?

Answer 35

PAS - Periodic Acid Fast

Question 36

Who is the inventor of the sliding microtome?

Answer 36

Adams

Question 37

For what is Epon employed?

Answer 37

Plastic Embedding Medium for Electron Microscopy

Question 38

What is the non-appearance of an organ called?

Answer 38

Agenesis

Question 39

Which clearing agent becomes milky?

Answer 39

Xylene

Question 40

What is the routine fixative for exfoliative cytology?

Answer 40

95% ethanol

Question 41

Which fixative is recommended for cell detail in tissue photography?

Answer 41

Mercuric chloride

Question 42

Negri bodies are seen in which viral disease?

Answer 42

Rabies

Question 43

The presence of mononuclear cells is associated with which type of inflammation?

Answer 43

Chronic inflammation

Question 44

What is the most reliable feature of malignancy?

Answer 44

Metastasis

Question 45

What is the double embedding technique?

Answer 45

1st celloidin, 2nd paraffin