RI

Question 1

_____: for water-miscible preparations

1. for temporary mounting only and tissue slide cannot be examined under OIO
2. greater visibility when mixed with water
3. when dehydration and clearing using
   xylene are not performed
4. does not solidify on storage
5. general purpose aqueous mountant and for methylene blue-stained nerve preparations
6. for mounting frozen sections from water

Answer 1

Aqueous Media

1. Water
2. Glycerin
3. Glycerin Jelly
4. Farrant’s medium
5. Apathy’s medium
6. Brun’s fluid

Question 2

RESINOUS MEDIA

1. for whole mounts and thick sections; acidifies and darkens
2. neutral colorless solution that dries rapidly; for small tissue sections
3. synthetic resin mixture in xylene
   - available in ____ solution
4. usually diluted to 60% with xylene

Answer 2

1. Canada balsam
2. DPX (dibutylphthlate polystyrene xylene)
3. XAM
   - pale, yellow or colorless solutions
4. Clarite

Question 3

AQ RI

1. Water
2. Glycerin
3. Glycerin Jelly
4. Farrant’s medium
5. Apathy’s medium
6. Brun’s fluid

Answer 3

1. 1.33
2. 1.46
3. 1.47
4. 1.43
5. 1.52
6. 1.524

Question 4

RESINOUS RI

1. Canada balsam
2. DPX (dibutylphthlate polystyrene xylene)
3. XAM
4. Clarite

Answer 4

1. 1.524
2. 1.532
3. 1.52
4. 1.544