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What is the purpose of embedding? - Answer hold tissue; orient tissue Why do we want the tissue held? - Answer so we can cut very thin sections and it has more stability Why do we orient tissue? - Answer so that the view the pathologist has is optimal for diagnosis List the two types of Embedding media - Answer Water-soluble and water-insoluble List examples of water-soluble media - Answer Carbowax, gelatin, agar, OCT What is carbowax used for? - Answer CNS What is gelatin and agar used for? - Answer cytology; thin sections; double embedding What is OTC used for? - Answer frozen sections Why would be use a Water-soluble media? - Answer if the tissue would be damaged by heat List examples of Water-insoluble media. - Answer Paraffin; celloidin; plastics Most paraffins have additives to: - Answer enhance the ability of thin sections, infiltration, and ribbon forming _____ is the most common embedding media in histology. - Answer Paraffin Paraffin solidifies by _____. - Answer crystallization using the cold plate

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Histotechnology- Embedding Prep Exam
Questions And Verified Answers.
What is the purpose of embedding? - Answer hold tissue; orient tissue



Why do we want the tissue held? - Answer so we can cut very thin sections and it has more stability



Why do we orient tissue? - Answer so that the view the pathologist has is optimal for diagnosis



List the two types of Embedding media - Answer Water-soluble and water-insoluble



List examples of water-soluble media - Answer Carbowax, gelatin, agar, OCT



What is carbowax used for? - Answer CNS



What is gelatin and agar used for? - Answer cytology; thin sections; double embedding



What is OTC used for? - Answer frozen sections



Why would be use a Water-soluble media? - Answer if the tissue would be damaged by heat



List examples of Water-insoluble media. - Answer Paraffin; celloidin; plastics



Most paraffins have additives to: - Answer enhance the ability of thin sections, infiltration, and ribbon
forming



_____ is the most common embedding media in histology. - Answer Paraffin



Paraffin solidifies by _____. - Answer crystallization using the cold plate

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