Match the following chemical with its property. Answers can be used more than once, choose the BEST answer.

Fixatives that contain picric acid include: Check all that apply

The xylene solution in the processor appears to be cloudy. What is/are the correct action(s) to be taken?Check all that apply

Which of the following infiltrating mediums would be useful for large CNS specimens?

Examination of a section of H&E stained skin shows cells that appear to have shrunk; there is a lot of artificial spaces surrounding the cells. The best possible solutions include:

Which of the following processing schedules should be used to process routine surgical specimens in a closed system overnight?Schedule ASchedule BSchedule CAlcoholic formalin – 1 hours10% NBF – 2 hoursAlcoholic formalin – 4 hoursAlcoholic formalin – 1 hourAlcoholic formalin – 1.5 hoursAlcoholic formalin – 2 hour80% – 0.5 hour95% alcohol – 1 hour80% – 2 hour80% alcohol – 20 minutes95% alcohol – 1 hour80% alcohol – 1 hour95% alcohol – 20 minutes100% alcohol – 1.5 hour95% alcohol – 2 hour100% alcohol – 20 minutes100% alcohol – 1.5 hour100% alcohol – 2 hour100% alcohol – 20 minutesXylene – 1 hour100% alcohol – 1 hourXylene – 0.5 hourXylene – 1 hourXylene – 1.5 hourXylene – 20 minutesParaffin – 0.5 hourXylene – 120 minutesParaffin – 0.5 hourParaffin – 1 hourParaffin – 2.5 hourParaffin – 20 minutesParaffin – 1 hourParaffin – 2.5 hourParaffin – 20 minutesParaffin – 0.5 hourParaffin – 0.5 hour

Xylene is miscible with [BLANK-1] and [BLANK-2].

Briefly, describe how universal solvents work.

Which decalcification method is best for electron microscopy or enzyme histochemistry staining?

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