Across
- 2. the best traditional clearing agent?
- 7. good substitute for cedarwood oil?
- 9. most widely used as fixatives?
- 13. the best dehydrating agent?
- 15. it removes water very readily and produces very little distortion and hardening of tissue.
- 21. it is the process whereby the clearing agent is completely removed from the tissue and replaced by a medium that will completely fill all the tissue cavities?
- 22. this is recommended for fixation of embryos and pituitary biopsies?
- 23. removal of water and fixative?
- 27. according of composition this is One component substance?
- 29. this is recommended for bones, teeth, large brain sections and whole organs?
- 30. this is a mixture of highly purified paraffin and synthetic plastic polymers,with a melting point of 56-57 degrees celcius?
Down
- 1. double embedding technique?
- 3. very fast acting 15-20 mins depending of the size of the tissue?
- 4. it is a cheap, rapid-acting dehydrating agent utilized for most urgent biopsies which is dehydrates in 1/2 to 2 hours?
- 5. what degrees is needed for urgent biopsy?
- 6. for nuclear stain?
- 8. it is to assess the present of superficial cells?
- 10. it clears both paraffin and celloidin?
- 11. this reagent causes minimum shrinkage of tissues?
- 12. what step is the most critical step in tissue processing?
- 14. this is recommended for fixing chromosomes lymph glands and urgent biopsies?
- 16. it is a procedure to test for cervical cancer in women?
- 17. what cytoplasmic stain for MATURE CELLS?
- 18. what cytoplasmic stain for IMMATURE CELLS?
- 19. best dehydrating agent for fatty tissues?
- 20. volume specimen for fixation?
- 24. it is the process by which the impregnated tissue is placed into precisely arranged position in a mold containing a medium which is then allowed to solidify?
- 25. according of composition Two or more fixatives combined?
- 26. has a lower melting point (46-48 degrees celcius, but it is harder than paraffin?
- 28. it is dehydrates rapidly?