HISTOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY STUDY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS . LATEST UPDATE 2025. GRADE A+.
QUESTION: Dehydration - ANSWER-Removal of water
QUESTION: Fixation - ANSWER-Prevents autolysis
QUESTION: Hematoxylin - ANSWER-Nuclear stain
QUESTION: "CitroSolv" - ANSWER-Xylene alternative
QUESTION: Cryosection - ANSWER-Frozen section
QUESTION: Papnicolaou (PAP) stain - ANSWER-Most common stain in cytology
QUESTION: Xylene - ANSWER-Solvent used to remove wax
QUESTION: Histopathology - ANSWER-Study of microscopic structure of diseased tissue
,QUESTION: Clinical information - ANSWER-Crucial addition to a specimen req
QUESTION: Progressive - ANSWER-Staining that stops when an desired end point is reached
QUESTION: Curette - ANSWER-Instrument used to shave off tissue for examination
QUESTION: Decalcification agents - ANSWER-EDTA, nitric acid, HCI
QUESTION: 10% formalin - ANSWER-Routine fixative in histology
QUESTION: Grossing - ANSWER-Macroscopic examination of tissue
QUESTION: Microtomy - ANSWER-The art of tissue sectioning
QUESTION: Electron microscopy - ANSWER-Visualization of structures smaller than 1 um
QUESTION: Infiltration - ANSWER-Wax impregnation of tissue
QUESTION: Bouins - ANSWER-Fixative that contains picric acid
, QUESTION: Embedding - ANSWER-Enclosing tissue specimen in a wax block
QUESTION: paraffin - ANSWER-wax-like substance
QUESTION: Decolorize - ANSWER-Remove stain
QUESTION: polychromatic - ANSWER-Staining that involves many colours
QUESTION: Regressive - ANSWER-Staining that involves removing excess stain
QUESTION: Microtome - ANSWER-Instrument used to cut tissue sections
QUESTION: -20C - ANSWER-Cryostat and freezer temp.
QUESTION: Lymphoma protocol - ANSWER-Established process for diagnosing / ruling out lymphoma
QUESTION: Immunohistochemistry - ANSWER-Antigen - antibody method
QUESTION: Malignancy - ANSWER-Uncontrolled cell growth
ANSWERS . LATEST UPDATE 2025. GRADE A+.
QUESTION: Dehydration - ANSWER-Removal of water
QUESTION: Fixation - ANSWER-Prevents autolysis
QUESTION: Hematoxylin - ANSWER-Nuclear stain
QUESTION: "CitroSolv" - ANSWER-Xylene alternative
QUESTION: Cryosection - ANSWER-Frozen section
QUESTION: Papnicolaou (PAP) stain - ANSWER-Most common stain in cytology
QUESTION: Xylene - ANSWER-Solvent used to remove wax
QUESTION: Histopathology - ANSWER-Study of microscopic structure of diseased tissue
,QUESTION: Clinical information - ANSWER-Crucial addition to a specimen req
QUESTION: Progressive - ANSWER-Staining that stops when an desired end point is reached
QUESTION: Curette - ANSWER-Instrument used to shave off tissue for examination
QUESTION: Decalcification agents - ANSWER-EDTA, nitric acid, HCI
QUESTION: 10% formalin - ANSWER-Routine fixative in histology
QUESTION: Grossing - ANSWER-Macroscopic examination of tissue
QUESTION: Microtomy - ANSWER-The art of tissue sectioning
QUESTION: Electron microscopy - ANSWER-Visualization of structures smaller than 1 um
QUESTION: Infiltration - ANSWER-Wax impregnation of tissue
QUESTION: Bouins - ANSWER-Fixative that contains picric acid
, QUESTION: Embedding - ANSWER-Enclosing tissue specimen in a wax block
QUESTION: paraffin - ANSWER-wax-like substance
QUESTION: Decolorize - ANSWER-Remove stain
QUESTION: polychromatic - ANSWER-Staining that involves many colours
QUESTION: Regressive - ANSWER-Staining that involves removing excess stain
QUESTION: Microtome - ANSWER-Instrument used to cut tissue sections
QUESTION: -20C - ANSWER-Cryostat and freezer temp.
QUESTION: Lymphoma protocol - ANSWER-Established process for diagnosing / ruling out lymphoma
QUESTION: Immunohistochemistry - ANSWER-Antigen - antibody method
QUESTION: Malignancy - ANSWER-Uncontrolled cell growth
