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1
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Components are demostrated by DIRECT INTERACTION with Dye or staining solution

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HISTOLOGICAL STAINING

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Components are studied through chemical reaction; for demonstration of CHEMICAL COMPONENTS

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Histochemical / Histochemistry staining

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Histochemical staining used for HEMOGLOBIN

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Pearl’s Prussian Blue reaction

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4
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Histochemical staining used for Carbohydrates

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Periodic Acid Schiff

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5
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Demonstrate tissue ANTIGEN

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Immunohistochemical staining

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This is a combination of immunologic and histochemical staining

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Imunnohistochemical staining

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7
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Detection of phenotypic markers that are detected by antibody

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Immunohistochemical

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8
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Staining technique that uses aqueous or alcoholic dye to produce color

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Direct Staining

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9
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Type of staining techniques that uses one dye and color of the dye is usually the resulting color

TISSUE + DYE = COLOR

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Direct Staining

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10
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Type of staining that uses MORDANT or ACCENTUATOR to produce color

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Indirect Staining

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11
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Substance that serves as the link/bridge between the dye and the tissue

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MORDANT

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12
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EXAMPLES OF MORDANT

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Erlich
Cole
Mayers
Gills
ALUM ( potassium alum)

Iron
- Heidenhain = ferric ammonium sulfate
- Weigerts = ferrim ammonium chloride

Copper = copper
PTAH = phophotungstic acid

ALL ARE HEMATOXYLINS

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13
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Substance that INCREASES you he color intensity and selectivity of the dye

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ACCENTUATOR

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EXAMPLES OF ACCENTUATOR

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KOH
Phenol in carbol fuchsin and carbol thionine

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15
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Staining technique that use gradual application of dye. Tissue elements is re-stained in DEFINITE SEQUENCE

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Progressive staining

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16
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Dye is applied little by little until desired color is achieved

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Progressive staining

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17
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This staining technique do not need DECOLORIZATION

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Progressive staining

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18
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Tissue is overstained and excess dye should be removed using DECOLORIZATION

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Regressive staining

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19
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Selectively removal of excess of dye

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DECOLONIZATION OR DIFFERENTIATION

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20
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This is the most common DECOLORIZATION substance and can remove both ACID and BASIC dye

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ACID ALCOHOL

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21
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This of type of staining technique that involves application of different color to produce contrast and background

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counterstaining

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22
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This of type of staining technique that involves application of different color to produce contrast and background

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counterstaining

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23
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Type of staining technique that stained tissue with a color that is DIFFERENT from the stain itself

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Metachromatic staining

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24
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Which stain is not belong to Metachromatic staining

Methyl violet
Cresyl blue
Safranin
Nile blue
Methylene blue

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Nile blue

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25
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This staining technique stained tissue with the SAME SHADE /HUE as that if the dye

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Orthochromatic staining

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26
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Type of staining technique that is Selective to living cells

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Vital staining

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27
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Two types of Vital staining

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Intravital & Supravital

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The dye/stain is so injected directly to any part of the LIVING BODY

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Intravital

29
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Stains is applied immediately to the tissue after its REMOVAL from living body

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Supravital

30
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Best vital stain

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Neutral red

31
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Especially recommended for MITOCHONDRIA under supravital staining

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Janus green

32
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type of staining technique that DO NOT USE DYE instead use METALLIC SALTS

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Metallic IMPREGNATION

33
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Leaves black deposits on the surface of the tissue

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Metallic impregnation

34
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Which of these metallic salt cannot be used?

Ammoniacal silver
Silver nitrate
Ammoniacal gold
Gold chloride

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Ammoniacal gold

(There is no ammoniacal gold)

35
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Most common method that utilized MICROANATOMICAL STUDIES OF TISSUE

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H&E Staining

36
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Dye used in cytoplasmic stain; counterstaining

37
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TRUE OR FALSE

tissue fixed with mercuric chloride staining time should be DECREASED slightly while duration of eosin should be INCREASED

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False

staining time should be INCREASED
duration should be REDUCED

38
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H&E result color for Nuclei

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Blue to blue black

39
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H&E color result for Karyosome

40
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H&E color result for Cytoplasm

41
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H&E color result for RBC and Eosinophilic granules

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Keratin-bright orange red

42
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H&E color result for Calcium and decalcified bone

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Purplish blue

43
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H&E color result for decalcified bone MATRIX, collagen and osteoid

44
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H&E color result for muscle fibers

45
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what are the staining methods for FROZEN section

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H&E
Thionine
Polychrome methylene blue
Alcoholic pinacyanol method

46
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Derived from plants and animals

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Natural Dyes

47
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Not a stain, active coloring agent is HEMATEIN

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Hematoxylin

48
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Mordant of hematoxylin

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Alum, iron, copper, chromium

49
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Hematoxylin mordant that is also a general for photomicrography

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Iron hematoxylin

50
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Under alum hematoxylin, ripening agents for exfoliative cytology and demonstration of sex chromosome

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Harris hematoxylin

51
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Under alum hematoxylin a ripening agent that use sodium iodate with citric acid & chloral hydrate as preservative for immunohistochemistry

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Mayers hematoxylin

52
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Mordant of Weigert’s hematoxylin for muscle fibers and CT

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Ferric ammonium CHLORIDE

53
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Mordant of Heidenhain’s hematoxylin for nuclei &cytoplasmic inclusion

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Ferric ammonium SULFATE

54
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Demonstrate spermatogenesis

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Copper hematoxylin

55
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Demonstrate endocrine cells of alimentary tract

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Lead hematoxylin

56
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Demonstrate of collagen, reticulin and argentaffin cells

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6 Molybdenum hematoxylin

57
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Extracted from bug (Coccus cacti)

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Cochineal dye

58
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For neutropatholigical studies

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Pictic acid picro carmine

59
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Natural dye for glycoge

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Aluminum chloride best carmine

60
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Vegetable oil extracted from lichens used for staining ELASTIC FIBERS

61
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Vegetable dye extracted from lichens but is NOT USED IN CYTOLOGICAL STAIN

62
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Aka COAL TAR DYES / ANILINE DYES

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Synthetic dyes

63
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Responsible for coloring property giving imparting color

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Chromophore

64
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Responsible for dyeing property retaining imparted color

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Auxochrome

65
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Without auxochrome component that demonstrates fats

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Lysochrome

66
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Most sensitive of oil soluble dyes

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Sudan black B

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