It would dissolve the fat if you used acetone wouldnt it? Without knowing the tissue type or stain, the answer is A. All other choices dissolve fat I think. Good luck on your exam!
Sent from my iPhone On Oct 3, 2013, at 8:15 AM, "Lee & Peggy Wenk" <lpw...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Personally, I think it's "a" is a wrong answer, and that you are correct that > "b" is a better answer. My students and I have found a couple of other > questions that we thought had the wrong answer indicated in the study set. > > Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS > -----Original Message----- From: Stephenson, Sheryl > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 7:21 AM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] HT HistoDeck question... > > Hi, > Please clarify why this answer to the HistoDeck study question is a) and not > b). > > Here is the question: > > 'Frozen section slides cut from fresh, unfixed tissue specimens are optimally > fixed in which of the following solutions? > a) 37%-40% formaldehyde > b) Cold acetone > c) Acetic acid alcohol > d) Alcoholic formalin > > Thanks, > > > Sheryl Stephenson | Histology Technician > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
