PART II : HISTOTECHNOLOGY questions with answers graded A+

PART II : HISTOTECHNOLOGYHISTOTECHNOLOGY - correct answers Art and science performed to produce a tissue section of good quality that will enable pathologist to diagnose the presence of absence of a disease a.) Histology b.) Histopathology c.) Histotechnology d.) Histotechnique AOTA - correct answers INSTRUMENTATION: Laboratory maintain a current file of every piece of equipment in the laboratory including: I. Name, manufacturer, model number, serial number II. Record of preventive maintenance performed as prescribed by the manufacturer III. Record of service calls and repairs performed Iv. Copy or operating manual a.) I , II , III b.) I, II, III, IV c.) II , III, IV d.) AOTA MICROSCOPE - correct answers -Used by the pathologists to view slides to identify a disease or process -Used by histotechnologists to view slides for QUALITY CONTROL a.) Reagent b.) Microscope c.) Magnifying glass d.) Reading glass MICROTOME - correct answers Basic instrument in microtomy ( the process by which processed tissue , most commonly a paraffin embedded tissue, is trimmed and cut into uniformly thin slices ( sections) to facilitate studies under a microscope. a.) Microscope b.) Microtome c.) Microtome knives d.) Rotary Microtome BLOCK HOLDER - correct answers where the tissue is held in position a.) Block holder b.) Knife c.) Pawl, Ratchet feed Wheel and adjustments screws d.) AOTA PAWL, RATCHET FEED WHEEL AND ADJUSMENT SCREWS - correct answers To line up tissue block in proper position with knife , adjusting thickness of tissue for successive sections a.) Block holder b.) Knife c.) Pawl, Ratchet feed Wheel and adjustments screws d.) AOTA KNIFE - correct answers For actual cutting of tissue sections a.) Block holder b.) Knife c.) Pawl, Ratchet feed Wheel and adjustments screws d.) AOTA ROCKING MICROTOME - correct answers -For cutting serial sections of large blocks of paraffin embedded tissues -SIMPLEST - Invented by: Paldwell Trefall ( 1881) a.) Rocking microtome b.) Rotary microtome c.) Sliding microtome d.) Freezing microtome e.) Ultra-Thin microtome FREEZING MICROTOME - correct answers -For cutting unembedded frozen sections - Invented by Queckett a.) Rocking microtome b.) Rotary microtome c.) Sliding microtome d.) Freezing microtome e.) Ultra-Thin microtome ULTRA-THIN MICROTOME - correct answers -For cutting sections for electron microscopy - Tissues are embedded in plastic resins - GLASS KNIVES, DIAMOND KNIVES a.) Rocking microtome b.) Rotary microtome c.) Sliding microtome d.) Freezing microtome e.) Ultra-Thin microtome ROTARY - correct answers -For cutting paraffin embedded sections -Most common in routine and research laboratory