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- 2. A chromate fixative that preserves lipids and mitochondria.
- 4. Round to oval shaped cells with translucent basophilic cytoplasm due to glycogen accumulation.
- 5. This is for early degenerative processes and tissue necrosis.
- 8. ACID It is a moderate-acting decalcifying agent which produces better nuclear staining.
- 12. Examples of this method are the Heat Fixation and Microwave Technique.
- 13. It contains mercuric chloride and glacial acetic acid.
- 14. Also known as Moller’s Fluid.
- 15. It refers to the failure of organ to reach normal mature adult size.
- 17. This process is recommended for making small sections of celloidin blocks.
- 21. This is recommended for clearing embryos, insects and very delicate specimens.
- 24. It consisted of 3 stains, developed by George Papanicolau, the father of cytopathology.
- 26. This type of alcohol is recommended for touch preparations.
- 28. It is synthetic wax substitute similar to Paraplast with a melting point of 56-58°C.
- 31. It does not always increase the size of an organ.
- 32. A water soluble wax for enzyme histochemistry.
- 36. It is a bridging discipline devoted to the study of the structure and functional changes in cells, tissues and organs that underlie a disease.
- 37. A purified form of nitrocellulose that is soluble in alcohol and ether.
- 38. This rapidly denatures and precipitates proteins.
- 40. The product of paraffin with rubber.
- 44. Developed at national Cancer Institute in December 1988.
- 46. A way of cutting off excess paraffin wax to form a 4 sided prism.
- 47. EDTA One of its advantages include permitting excellent staining results.
- 52. This is an efficient substitute for xylene, as it is non-hazardous, less expensive and causes less shrinkage of the tissue.
- 53. It is considered as reversible process.
- 55. Used for fixing wet and dry smears, blood smears and BM tissues.
- 56. A method in which cells are collected using various tool from body surfaces.
- 57. This is utilized in plant and animal micro-techniques.
- 58. Boat shaped cells with a tendency to fold or curl on edges.
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- 1. In this, blocks produced are even, with parallel sides, and with a fairly shaped initial setting of the wax.
- 3. Classified both as nuclear and histochemical fixative.
- 6. Secondary changes in somatic death that occurs 6-12 hours after death.
- 7. It is often sold as a xylene replacement.
- 9. Recommended only for frozen tissue section, histochemical and enzyme studies.
- 10. It is a mixture of highly purified paraffin and synthetic plastic polymers, with a melting point of 56-57°C.
- 11. This fixative is recommended for preservation of enzymes like lipases and phosphatases.
- 12. It is the fried egg appearing cells.
- 16. It refers to incomplete or defective development of tissue or organ.
- 18. It is the vascular response to injury.
- 19. It is the study of tissues
- 20. This fixative is recommended for fixing chromosomes and lymph glands.
- 22. The most common metallic fixative.
- 23. It is the first secondary change to appear; important in establishing time of death.
- 25. This reagent causes minimum shrinkage of tissues.
- 27. In this dehydrating agent, the tissues tend to ribbon poorly.
- 29. It is a pathological process which is detrimental to the body.
- 30. It involves wax impregnation under negative atmospheric pressure inside an embedding oven.
- 31. It is an increased of production of cellular proteins.
- 33. It is a normal, natural process which is necessary for the body as it maintain the balance in the number of cell in the body.
- 34. It is used in routine tissue processing.
- 35. It is inferior compared to nitric acid in its role as a decalcifying agent.
- 39. It is a failure of an organ to form an opening.
- 41. The first and most critical step in histotechnology
- 42. A wax with a much lower melting point 46-48oC
- 43. It is recommended for enzyme histochemistry and EM.
- 45. Purplish discoloration of skin due to sinking of fluid blood into capillaries in the parts of the body.
- 48. This dehydrating agent can dehydrate and clear tissues at the same time.
- 49. This is better at preserving tissue structure than xylene.
- 50. It is a colorless clearing agent that is most commonly used in histology laboratories.
- 51. It refers to complete non-appearance or absence of an organ.
- 54. It affect or alter the cellular and tissue morphology/loss of structures.