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- 4. this method of dioxane dehydration requires dioxane and paraffin wax
- 9. choloform is toxic to the ____
- 11. this type of alcohol is suited for blood and tissue fluids
- 14. the most common method of post decalcification is through rinsing with
- 16. a clearing agent used for urgent biopsies
- 17. the use of clearing will make tissues ___
- 18. a clearing agent used for embryos, insects and delicate specimens
- 19. it is also known as formol sublimates
- 20. type of infiltration that is water soluble and is used in frozen sections
- 23. a clearing agent from citrus fruit
- 24. decalcification can't be done by the autotechnicon hence it is done _____
- 27. tissue processing step used to remove calcium ions or lime salts from the specimen
- 29. it becomes milky when an incompletely dehydrated tissue is immersed in it
- 32. prolonged clearing time can make tissues ____
- 33. a water soluble wax used for enzyme histochemistry
- 36. it is a chelating agent used in decalcification
- 38. this paraffin wax method is carried out using an oven
- 39. the product of embedding
- 40. a type of disposable mold that is economical and easy to prepare
- 41. the product of paraffin with rubber
- 42. this is a positive result in x-ray method which can be seen in the x-ray film to show that decalcification is not yet complete
- 45. the pH of a fixative must be between six to _____
- 46. process of placing infiltrated tissue in a mold containing the embedding medium which is allowed to solodify
- 47. Zenker's formol is also known as
- 48. diethylene dioxide is also known as
- 51. a step in tissue processing that involves the removal of intercellular and extracellular water from tissues after fixation and prior to wax impregnation
- 53. also known as regaud's fluid
- 54. celloidin method that uses gilson's mixture for storage
- 55. bubble test is done by adding
- 56. this method is done by immersing the specimen in 4% aqueous phenol solution for 1-3 days
- 57. tissue softener wherein tissues immersed appear swollen and soapy
- 58. the most commonly used infiltration method
- 59. a full saturation in dehydrating fluid with water will show a ____ discoloration
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- 1. most rapid fixative and is used with acetone for brain tissue to diagnose rabies
- 2. using this agent will make tissues to ribbon poorly
- 3. a method of paraffin wax infiltration that is used for urgent biopsies
- 5. this type of disposable mold can produce perfect blocks even without trimming
- 6. a clearing agent that acidifies in a partially filled vessel
- 7. the process of removing the dehydrating agent from tissues
- 8. the smallest aldehyde fixative
- 10. decalcifying agent ideal for teteh and small pieces of bones
- 12. an alcohol that is used for plant and animal microtechniques
- 13. celloidin method that uses 70% alcohol for storage
- 14. a dehydrating agent that has an offensive odor
- 15. a clearing agent used for tough tissues
- 21. this fixative is used in embryos and pituitart biopsies
- 22. this is used to cover air filled lungs specimens to avoid floating
- 25. its components includes paraffin and plastic polymers
- 26. with this clearing agent the tissues tend to become adulterated
- 28. ethylene glycol monoethyl ether is also known as
- 30. it is a dehydrating agent used for urgent biopsies because of its fast acting nature
- 31. the initial step in tissue processing used to preserve cells and tissues
- 34. the most common metallic fixative
- 35. it requires dioxane and anhydrous calcium oxide or quicklime
- 37. the automatic paraffin wax method uses an ________
- 43. this is used to smear the inner mode of plastic ice trays for easy removal of block
- 44. an alcohol that dissolves paraffin
- 49. a substitute for paraffin wax which is similar to paraplast
- 50. clearing agent for eyes and is also a substitute for cedarwood oil
- 52. picric acid imparts this color