CHAPTER 13

Process of cutting tissues into uniformly thin slices using a microtome?

Instrument used to cut uniformly thin tissue sections?

Main purpose of sectioning?

Three general types of tissue sections?

Type of section prepared from paraffin-embedded tissue blocks?

Microtomes used for cutting paraffin sections?

Type of section prepared from celloidin-embedded tissues?

Microtome commonly used for cutting celloidin sections?

Process of removing excess wax after embedding?

Minimum thickness of wax surrounding the tissue during trimming?

Process of trimming the sides, tips, and bottom of a tissue block?

Tools used for coarse trimming?

Shape formed during coarse trimming?

Process of exposing the entire tissue surface using a microtome?

Equipment used for fine trimming?

Adjuster setting indicated for fine trimming in the PPT?

Mechanism used to advance the tissue block during fine trimming?

Part of the tissue block exposed during fine trimming?

Finger used to pick up a cut tissue section?

Brush used to pick up cut tissue sections?

Flat tool used to pick up cut tissue sections?

Forceps used to pick up cut tissue sections?

Usual thickness of paraffin sections?

Usual thickness of celloidin sections?

Approximate thickness of frozen sections?

Usual thickness of semithin sections?

Usual thickness of ultrathin sections?

Fault where the clearing agent turns milky when tissue is placed in it?

Reason water remains in tissue before clearing?

Remedy when the clearing agent turns milky?

Alcohol used to correct incomplete dehydration before clearing?

Fault where tissue is soft when the block is trimmed?

Remedy for soft tissue caused by incomplete fixation?

Fault where frozen tissue crumbles during cutting?

Reason frozen tissue crumbles and comes off the block holder?

Remedy when frozen tissue crumbles during cutting?

Fault where airholes appear in tissue during trimming?

Remedy when airholes appear during tissue trimming?

Fault where tissue shrinks away from wax during trimming?

Processes affected by insufficient dehydration that cause tissue shrinkage?

Remedy when tissue shrinks away from wax during trimming?