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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
A different kind of paraffin is under consideration for use in the lab. An important
fact to remember is that as the melting point of paraffin is increased, the paraffin:
A. Becomes harder
B. Provides less support
C. Ribbons more easily
D. Yields thicker sections - ANSWERS-becomes harder
QUESTION 2
To obtain a section of small intestine showing mucosa, submucosa, muscularis,
externa, and adventitia, the tissue must be embedded:
A. On edge
B. At an angle
C. Epithelial surface up
D. Mucosal surface down - ANSWERS-On edge
QUESTION 3
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Homes are noted in frozen section of skeletal muscle. This is most likely the result
of:
A. Too small a clearance angle
B. Too cold a cryostat temperature
C. Mounting the sections on warm slides
D. Freezing the specimen too slowly - ANSWERS-Freezing the specimen too
slowly
QUESTION 4
The angle formed between the block face and the cutting facet of a blade is known
as the:
A. Rake angle
B. Clearance angle
C. Bevel angle
D. Wedge angle - ANSWERS-clearance angle
QUESTION 5
Which of the following will most likely be corrected by soaking a faces block in
ice water?
A. Lengthwise splits in the sections
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B. Compressed and jammed sections
C. Microscopic chatter
D. Mushy sections - ANSWERS-Microscopic chatter
QUESTION 6
Which of the following artifacts may be introduced during the floatation process?
A. Holes on the tissue
B. The Venetian blind effect
C. Lengthwise splits in the ribbon
D. Separation of tissue elements - ANSWERS-Separation of tissue elements
QUESTION 7
Which of the following embedding procedures involves first infiltrating the tissue
with one medium and then embedding it in another?
A. Double
B. Resin
C. Routine
D. Vacuum - ANSWERS-double
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QUESTION 8
Liver tissue is sectioned in the cryostat and the sections obtained are alternately
thick and thin. The most probable cause of this artifact is that the:
A. Anti-roll plate is adjusted incorrectly
B. Block is too cold
C. Blade is dull
D. Liver is fatty - ANSWERS-Blade is dull
The type of microtome used for routine paraffin sectioning is a(n):
A. Rotary
B. Sliding
C. Ultramicrotome
D. Retracting - ANSWERS-Rotary
When cryostat sections are incomplete, or portions of the block do not section, the
most likely cause is:
A. Sectioning too aggressively
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
A different kind of paraffin is under consideration for use in the lab. An important
fact to remember is that as the melting point of paraffin is increased, the paraffin:
A. Becomes harder
B. Provides less support
C. Ribbons more easily
D. Yields thicker sections - ANSWERS-becomes harder
QUESTION 2
To obtain a section of small intestine showing mucosa, submucosa, muscularis,
externa, and adventitia, the tissue must be embedded:
A. On edge
B. At an angle
C. Epithelial surface up
D. Mucosal surface down - ANSWERS-On edge
QUESTION 3
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Homes are noted in frozen section of skeletal muscle. This is most likely the result
of:
A. Too small a clearance angle
B. Too cold a cryostat temperature
C. Mounting the sections on warm slides
D. Freezing the specimen too slowly - ANSWERS-Freezing the specimen too
slowly
QUESTION 4
The angle formed between the block face and the cutting facet of a blade is known
as the:
A. Rake angle
B. Clearance angle
C. Bevel angle
D. Wedge angle - ANSWERS-clearance angle
QUESTION 5
Which of the following will most likely be corrected by soaking a faces block in
ice water?
A. Lengthwise splits in the sections
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B. Compressed and jammed sections
C. Microscopic chatter
D. Mushy sections - ANSWERS-Microscopic chatter
QUESTION 6
Which of the following artifacts may be introduced during the floatation process?
A. Holes on the tissue
B. The Venetian blind effect
C. Lengthwise splits in the ribbon
D. Separation of tissue elements - ANSWERS-Separation of tissue elements
QUESTION 7
Which of the following embedding procedures involves first infiltrating the tissue
with one medium and then embedding it in another?
A. Double
B. Resin
C. Routine
D. Vacuum - ANSWERS-double
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QUESTION 8
Liver tissue is sectioned in the cryostat and the sections obtained are alternately
thick and thin. The most probable cause of this artifact is that the:
A. Anti-roll plate is adjusted incorrectly
B. Block is too cold
C. Blade is dull
D. Liver is fatty - ANSWERS-Blade is dull
The type of microtome used for routine paraffin sectioning is a(n):
A. Rotary
B. Sliding
C. Ultramicrotome
D. Retracting - ANSWERS-Rotary
When cryostat sections are incomplete, or portions of the block do not section, the
most likely cause is:
A. Sectioning too aggressively
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