HISTOPATHOLOGY PAPER
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (20 MARKS)
(Q1)A water bath for floating sections should be:
(a) On through out
(b) Painted white inside
(c) Regulated above melting point of wax
(d) Regulated slightly below the melting point of WAX
(Q2) The following are compound fixative EXCEPT:
(a) 10 % formal saline
(b) Zenkers fluid
(c) formaldehyde
(d) formalin
(Q3) The following is not involved in tissue processing by use of molten paraffin wax:
(a) clearing
(b) dehydration
(c) infiltration
(d) hydration
(Q4) In staining, bluing is achieved by use of:
(a) weak acids
(b) basic solutions
(c) strong acids
(d) hydrochloric acid
(Q5) The indicator for complete dehydration in tissue processing is:
(a) anyhydrous copper sulphate
, (b) blue litmus paper
(c) anyhydrous zinc sulphate
(d) hydrous potassium cardonate
(Q6) A staining technique that requires a mordant is:
(a) indirect staining
(b) supra vital staining
(c) metallic impregnation
(d) elective solubility
(Q7) Autopsies for histological examination are obtained from:
(a) surgical clinics
(b) theatres
(c) medical wards
(d) mortuaries
(Q8) The staining technique for exfoliated cell is:
(a) perl prussian blue
(b) papanicolau
(c) manson Fontana
(d) hamatoxylin eosin
(Q9) Suitable thickness for tissue slices for processing is:
(a) 3-5 mm
(b) 5-8 mm
(c) 1-3 mm
(d) 8-10 mm
(Q10) The process of washing tissue sections in warm water before attachment onto slides:
(a) Removes air
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (20 MARKS)
(Q1)A water bath for floating sections should be:
(a) On through out
(b) Painted white inside
(c) Regulated above melting point of wax
(d) Regulated slightly below the melting point of WAX
(Q2) The following are compound fixative EXCEPT:
(a) 10 % formal saline
(b) Zenkers fluid
(c) formaldehyde
(d) formalin
(Q3) The following is not involved in tissue processing by use of molten paraffin wax:
(a) clearing
(b) dehydration
(c) infiltration
(d) hydration
(Q4) In staining, bluing is achieved by use of:
(a) weak acids
(b) basic solutions
(c) strong acids
(d) hydrochloric acid
(Q5) The indicator for complete dehydration in tissue processing is:
(a) anyhydrous copper sulphate
, (b) blue litmus paper
(c) anyhydrous zinc sulphate
(d) hydrous potassium cardonate
(Q6) A staining technique that requires a mordant is:
(a) indirect staining
(b) supra vital staining
(c) metallic impregnation
(d) elective solubility
(Q7) Autopsies for histological examination are obtained from:
(a) surgical clinics
(b) theatres
(c) medical wards
(d) mortuaries
(Q8) The staining technique for exfoliated cell is:
(a) perl prussian blue
(b) papanicolau
(c) manson Fontana
(d) hamatoxylin eosin
(Q9) Suitable thickness for tissue slices for processing is:
(a) 3-5 mm
(b) 5-8 mm
(c) 1-3 mm
(d) 8-10 mm
(Q10) The process of washing tissue sections in warm water before attachment onto slides:
(a) Removes air
