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Must knows Histopaths
What does dolor mean,
Where is the site of collection f...,
Who is the prosector of an autopsy
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METHODS OF TISSUE EXAMINATION
Examined in a living state allows...,
Teasing or dissociation squash pr...,
Tissue immersed in nss dissected ...
26  cards
Histopathologic techniques
Most crucial step for preservatio...,
Two important goals of fixation i...,
Heat fixation usually for microbi...
143  cards
Staining method
Uses aqueous or alcoholic dye sol...,
Uses a mordant or another agent t...,
Insoluble tissue complex is forme...
22  cards
Decalcification
Removal of calcium or lime salts ...,
More concentrated acid solutions ...,
Most common rapid decalcifying ag...
24  cards
Dehydration
Removes intercellular and extrace...,
Solvents used to remove water typ...,
Initial concentration of 70 for r...
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Clearing
Removal of the dehydrating agent ...,
Used in routine tissue processing...,
Colorless clearing agent most com...
21  cards
WAX IMPREGNATION
Process of replacing the clearing...,
Process where impregnated tissue ...,
Most common embedding medium allo...
58  cards
embedding
Done after wax impregnation,
Positioning the tissue in the mol...,
Tubular structures arteries fallo...
25  cards
BLOCKING AND TRIMMING
Step that goes hand in hand with ...,
Process of removing excess wax an...,
At least _____ of wax should surr...
23  cards
microtome knives; sectioning
Plane concave knife length 25mm s...,
Longest knife length 120mm both s...,
Knife used for rocking microtomes...
89  cards
Stains
Derived from plants and animals e...,
Hematoxylin is a natural dye obta...,
Hematoxylin is not a stain by its...
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STAINS FOR PROTEINS, ENZYMES AND NUCLEIC ACID
Made up of amino acids linked by ...,
Fixative for amino acid histochem...,
Detection of biological catalysts
28  cards
CONNECTIVE TISSUE STAINING
Cells responsible for producing c...,
Most abundant connective tissue f...,
Connective tissue fiber type resp...
23  cards
Stains for Fats
Property of tissues to be stained...,
Not real dyes lacks auxochrome gi...,
Most sensitive of the oil soluble...
24  cards
STAINS FOR MUSCLE AND BONE
Stains muscle fibers red in modif...,
Stains muscle fibers blue in mall...,
Stains muscle fibers grey black i...
16  cards
Stains for CNS
Fixative commonly used for neuron...,
Stain for neurons axons and neuro...,
Stain for nerve fibers nerve endi...
14  cards
STAINS FOR TISSUE PIGMENTS AND DEPO
Pigments produced by substances d...,
Normal pigmentation caused by the...,
Pigments produced by physiologica...
35  cards
STAINING OF MICROORGANISMS
Bacteria color gram purple gram red,
Bacteria color gram blue gram red...,
Bacteria and tissue specimen stai...
20  cards
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY
Identification of specific tissue...,
Used for detection of organisms i...,
Most commonly used antibody class
38  cards
TUMOR MARKERS (ANTIGENS)
Carcinomas of lung breasts uterus...,
Colon and stomach cancers,
Transitional cell carcinomas of b...
29  cards
Mounting and Labelling
Process of using a medium and cov...,
Ideal coverslip thickness for pho...,
Coverslip thickness commonly used...
23  cards
Somatic death
Primary changes during somatic de...,
Secondary changes after somatic d...,
Postmortem cooling at a rate of 7...
91  cards
biopsy and autopsy
Weight range for liver,
Weight range for brain,
Weight range for right lung
37  cards
Exfoliative cytology
Microscopic study of cells desqua...,
Uses of exfoliative cytology,
Genetic sex determination in exfo...
69  cards
Abnormal cellular component in pap
Budding yeast seen among diabetic...,
Pear shaped organism std granular...,
Tiny pleomorphic coccobacilli tha...
25  cards
Non gynecologic spx
Preparation methods for fluid spe...,
Universal fixative used for cell ...,
Other fixatives for cell blocks
25  cards
General pathology
Epithelial cells derived from ect...,
Connective tissue derived from me...,
Muscular tissue derived from meso...
61  cards
Cell injury
Cell damage caused when limits of...,
Cell injury due to oxygen depriva...,
Time limits for irreversible hypo...
22  cards
Specimen retention
Copies of report distribution,
Types of reports,
Request form signatories
40  cards

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