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### Tissue Preparation and Fixation 1. **Paraffin wax substitute correctly matched to its melting point:** * a. Embeddol: 46-48 deg C * b. Ester wax: 56-58 deg C * **c. Paraplast: 56-57 deg C** * d. Carbowax: 46-50 deg 2. **The first and most important procedure in the prepara...

### Tissue Preparation and Fixation 1. **Paraffin wax substitute correctly matched to its melting point:** * a. Embeddol: 46-48 deg C * b. Ester wax: 56-58 deg C * **c. Paraplast: 56-57 deg C** * d. Carbowax: 46-50 deg 2. **The first and most important procedure in the preparation of tissues for microscopic examination is?** * **a. Fixation** * b. Dehydration * c. Clearing * d. Embedding 3. **All are adhesives except:** * **a. Glycerin jelly** * b. Gelatin * c. Poly-L-lysine * d. Gelatin formaldehyde 4. **Which of the following is not a clearing agent?** * a. Xylene * b. Aniline Oil * **c. Acetone** * d. Clove Oil 5. **Which of the following is described as the reduction of body temperature and loss of skin elasticity that occurs after death?** * **a. Algor mortis** * b. Rigor Mortis * c. Livor Mortis * d. Putrefaction 6. **What term refers to the ratio of speed of light in air and speed of light in a specific medium?** * a. Aqueous solution * b. Clarity * c. Reflective index * **d. Refractive index** ### Additional Information 7. **Who serves as the chairman of the council for Medical Technology Education?** * a. PRC chairperson * **b. CHED Secretary** * c. PAMET President * d. PASMETH President 8. **Which is the best probable cause of this fixation problem?** * Failure to arrest early autolysis of cell * a. Wrong choice of fixative * **b. Failure to fix immediately** * c. Over fixation * d. Incomplete fixation 9. **Which of the following is used for the localization of vaginal adenosis?** * a. Vaginal scrape * b. Lateral vaginal scrape * **c. 4 quadrant vaginal scrape** * d. Vulvar scrape 10. **Ideal volume or ratio of fixative to specimen** * **a. 20:1** * b. 5:10 * c. 1:20 * d. 10:5 11. **This is the reversible change of one cell type to another** * a. Dysplasia * b. Metaplasia * **c. Hyperplasia** * d. Hypertrophy 12. **What is the thickness of tissue paraffin sections that is the most ideal for routine histologic sectioning?** * **a. 10-15 micrometers** * b. 5-10 micrometers