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Tissue stored for  long periods of time in unbuffered formalin or acetate formalin may show brown crystalline pigment in stained sections. To removed this pigment prior to staining it is necessary to treat the microscopic sections with:

The function of the condenser on the light microscope is to:

Sections are stained with Harris hematoxylin for 5 minutes and then treated with dilute hydrochloric acid. This type of staining is referred to as:

The type of microtome used for routine paraffin block sectioning is:

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ONLY disposal method approved for pathologic waste is:

Unfixed cryostat sections are most commonly attached to slides by:

Acid solutions soften bone tissue by removing which of the following salts?

Determining the endpoint of decalcification is very important because:

Picric acid was used alone as a fixative for a section of liver. The tissue most likely will show:

Acetone is recommended for the primary fixation of: