HISTOTECHNOLOGY EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS | 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE |
ALREADY GRADED A+
It is used in fixing brain tissue for the diagnosis of rabies. -
ANSWER
Acetone
Which of the following tissue samples is fixed first before sectioning or grossing? -
ANSWER
Brain
What do you call the process whereby tissues are cut into uniformly thin slices or section with the aid
of a machine? -
ANSWER
Sectioning
What is the usual range of temperature of a water bath that removes the paraffin wax from the
tissue? -
ANSWER
45-50 degrees Celsius
All of the following choices below are fixatives of choice for electron microscopy, except:
a Osmium Tetroxide
b Glutaraldehyde
c 100% Menthol
d Paraformaldehyde -
ANSWER
100% Menthol
What is the ideal preparation or concentration of formaldehyde? -
ANSWER
, 10% solution
The following are the preferred fixatives to be used on lipids except:
a Frozen section
b Osmium tetroxide
c Glutaraldehyde
d Neutral buffered formalin -
ANSWER
Neutral buffered formalin
Which of the following best described fixation?
a A procedure adopted to kill, harden and preserve the tissue for microscopic study by the use of
substance like mercuric chloride.
b The procedure in which the ionic materials are removed from the tissue.
c A procedure adopted to killed, harden and preserve the tissue for microscopic study by the use of
substance like xylene.
d The process of removing intracellular and extracellular H2O, -
ANSWER
A procedure adopted to kill, harden and preserve the tissue for microscopic study by the use of
substance like mercuric chloride.
Don recalls that the following items are also needed furing microtomy, aside from:
a Clean slides
b Permanent marker
c Water bath
d Drying oven -
ANSWER
Permanent marker
A histotechnician receives a sample of bone marrow for biopsy. What fixative of choice is suitable for
bone marrow preservation? -
ANSWER
B-5 Fixative
QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS | 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE |
ALREADY GRADED A+
It is used in fixing brain tissue for the diagnosis of rabies. -
ANSWER
Acetone
Which of the following tissue samples is fixed first before sectioning or grossing? -
ANSWER
Brain
What do you call the process whereby tissues are cut into uniformly thin slices or section with the aid
of a machine? -
ANSWER
Sectioning
What is the usual range of temperature of a water bath that removes the paraffin wax from the
tissue? -
ANSWER
45-50 degrees Celsius
All of the following choices below are fixatives of choice for electron microscopy, except:
a Osmium Tetroxide
b Glutaraldehyde
c 100% Menthol
d Paraformaldehyde -
ANSWER
100% Menthol
What is the ideal preparation or concentration of formaldehyde? -
ANSWER
, 10% solution
The following are the preferred fixatives to be used on lipids except:
a Frozen section
b Osmium tetroxide
c Glutaraldehyde
d Neutral buffered formalin -
ANSWER
Neutral buffered formalin
Which of the following best described fixation?
a A procedure adopted to kill, harden and preserve the tissue for microscopic study by the use of
substance like mercuric chloride.
b The procedure in which the ionic materials are removed from the tissue.
c A procedure adopted to killed, harden and preserve the tissue for microscopic study by the use of
substance like xylene.
d The process of removing intracellular and extracellular H2O, -
ANSWER
A procedure adopted to kill, harden and preserve the tissue for microscopic study by the use of
substance like mercuric chloride.
Don recalls that the following items are also needed furing microtomy, aside from:
a Clean slides
b Permanent marker
c Water bath
d Drying oven -
ANSWER
Permanent marker
A histotechnician receives a sample of bone marrow for biopsy. What fixative of choice is suitable for
bone marrow preservation? -
ANSWER
B-5 Fixative
