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Instruments Chapter 3

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show Light microscope  
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show light microscope  
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provide image maginification and image resolution   show
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Scanning lens, intermediate lens, high powered dry lens and immersion lens   show
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show Uncorrected lens also know as chromatic aberration  
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show achromatic objectives  
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are corrected for three colors and for other lens aberrations   show
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show Apochromatic objectives  
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show aberration  
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eyepiece   show
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have a x10 mag and x5 oculars are frequently used on student microscope x15 oculars preferred by microscopist   show
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show total mag obtained w/a microspe  
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substage found below can be moved up/down   show
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on modern microscopes consists of a condenser and iris diaphragm   show
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show condenser  
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show condenser  
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regulated by iris diaphragm and should be varied w/t different objectives   show
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should be adjusted so that peripheral light rays are blocked and light passing through the tissue should be limited so that it fills the front lens of the objective   show
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show microscope maintenance  
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show microscope maintenance  
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show microscope maintenance  
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show microscope maintenance  
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show microscope maintenance  
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do not touch lens surfaces w/fingers   show
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show polarizing microscope  
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show polarizing microscope  
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used to examine tissue for substances exhibiting the phenomena of double refraction, anisotropism and birefringence   show
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transmitting light unequally in different directions   show
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having unlike properties in different directions   show
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show polarized light  
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vibrates in many planes   show
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show light emerging from the polarizer  
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can be converted to a polarizing microscope by placing one piece of polaring film on top of light source and another on top of the microscope slide.   show
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through this microscope amyloid stained w/congo red, will show apple green birefringence   show
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show phase-contrast microscope  
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used to examine unstained living cells and allows transparent objects to be seen   show
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show a standard binocular microscope  
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not used in routine histology   show
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show dark field microscope  
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show dark field microscope  
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show dark field microscope  
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used for the study of unstained microorganisms and is rarely used in routine histopathology   show
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phenomeonon in whic light of one wavelenght is absorbed by as substance and instantly remitted as light of a longer wavelength   show
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show fluorescence microscope  
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show electron microscope  
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show transmission electron microscope  
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show transmission electron microscope  
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show transmission electron microscope  
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show transmission electron microscope  
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useful in dx of kidney disease and in tumor identification   show
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has replaced the electron microscope, in tumor diagnosis   show
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a dramatic three-dimensional image   show
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the electron beam sweeps the surface of the specime and releases secondary electrons   show
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show scanning electron microscope  
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very expensive, requires skilled operator   show
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show scanning electron microscope  
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Rotary, sliding and freezing microtomes   show
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show rotary microtome  
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show rotary microtome  
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block moves up/dowm and either the knife or block advances a preset number of micrometers w/each revolution of the wheel   show
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used for sectioning celloidin and large paraffin blocks   show
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block held stationary and the knife is moved along a horizontal plane past the block face   show
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not used in routine histology   show
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show clinical freezing microtome  
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show clinical freezing microtome  
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a sharp knife must have and edge free of defects, is essential to obtain a good section   show
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show good knife  
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nondiagnostic sections m/b obtained w/a   show
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used for cutting plastics   show
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used to section glycol methacrylate embedded materials   show
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show microtome knives  
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made from high-grade tempered steel and are wedge-shaped, biconcave or planoconcave   show
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used for paraffin, carbowax, and frozen sections   show
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show planoconcave knife  
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show the wet celloidin method  
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planoconcave knife can be used for this method   show
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show bioconcave knife  
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show bioconcave knife  
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show bioconcave knife  
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show microtome knife  
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27 to 32   show
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show mictrome knife  
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are stainless steel razor blades that are held secure in a holder on the microtome   show
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used to cut ultrathin sections for EM   show
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show disposables blades and glass knifes  
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show disposable blades  
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knife tilt   show
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when cutting sections, angle should be 3 to 8   show
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should be determined with each knife   show
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c/b corrected by adjusting the knife so that the correct clearance angle between knife and specimen is obtained   show
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horizontal edges of block are not parallel   show
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show holes in sections  
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show block facing  
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when holes appear in ribbons, an there is sufficient tissue in block,   show
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dull knife   show
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show ribbon formation  
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caused by dull knife or too little knife tilt   show
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warm room or paraffin to soft   show
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show washboarding or undulations  
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occurs when a block or knife has not been tightly clamped   show
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show washboarding or undulations  
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show chatter, microscopic vibration appear in sections  
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treating faced block for a few sections with wet cotton, or dip thumb in flotation bath and rugh the block   show
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show microscopic chatter  
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too little knife tilt   show
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dull knife or gummed w/paraffin   show
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too little knife tilt, too rapid cutting or too warm room   show
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keep free of paraffin by wipping up w/a gause damped w/xylene (nerver wipe down   show
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show lenghtwise scratches or splits in ribbons  
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static electricity, add moisture to air by breating on block and knife or boil water in open pan near microtome.   show
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show cryostat  
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show cryostat  
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show cryostat  
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show cryostat  
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show cryostat  
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show wedge-shaped knife  
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operated at -20c   show
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show ice crystals  
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are seen as artifacts   show
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show two types of processors  
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tissue is transported from one solution to the next   show
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tissue is stationary and fluids are pumped in and out of the chamber   show
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show closed processors  
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major advantage is that specimen cannot dry out w/i the chamber   show
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show closed processors  
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mercury, dichromate containing fixatives and chloroform, cant b/used on this processor   show
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heat and vacumm   show
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show heat and vacumm  
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use carefully on bx specimens   show
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m/b kept clean and a routine reagent rotation   show
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show processors  
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show processors  
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show processors  
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show flotation baths  
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show flotation baths  
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show flotation baths  
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show albumin  
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gellatin, agar and elmers glue   show
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poly-L lysine-coated slides   show
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postive charged attracts frozen and paraffin tissue sections elctrostatically   show
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show positive charged slides  
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background staining is eliminated and section loss w/staining procedures is reduced   show
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fairly expensive and not recommended for routine work   show
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dissolve 1g of gelatin in 1L of distilled water w/heat. cool and add.1g of cromium potassium sulfate, store in fridge.   show
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show it should be dried in the oven, hot air dryer or warming plate  
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slides are dried to   show
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white spots that can be seen in tissue when slides are removed from xylene   show
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show dryers and ovens  
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show ovens  
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show incubators  
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show incubators  
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show freezers and refrigeratos  
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show The refrigerator  
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-20C   show
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for IHC surface markers of lymphoid tissue or estrogen/progesterone receptor the freezer should be at what temp   show
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show microwave ovens  
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show heat generated by microwave  
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show automatic stainers found in histo  
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transfer slides from one container to the next w/t same time allowed in each container   show
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show linear stainer  
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operate on the same prinicple as open tissue processor   show
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show robotic stainers  
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show robotic stainers  
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vary in slide capacity but slides may be continously loaded   show
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are batch stainers, one batch of slides m/b finisher before the next one is started   show
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used to measure acidity.   show
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scale goes from 0 to 14   show
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defined as netgative power to which the number 10 m/b raised to express the moles per liter concentration of solutions hydrogen ions   show
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has melted paraffin w/warm storage for embedding molds, small warming and chilling plates, and larger chiller plate for rapid chilling of embedded tissue blocks   show
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show embedding center  
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