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***Includes Practice Test Questions*** Get the test prep help you need to become a Histotechnologist. The Histotechnologist Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Histotechnologist Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the HTL Exam. Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the HTL Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer. Histotechnologist Exam Secrets Study Guide includes: A thorough review for the Histotechnologist Exam, A breakdown of fixation, An examination of processing and embedding, A guide to microtomy, An in-depth look at staining, An analysis of laboratory operations, Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations. It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam. The Fixation section covers: Factors effecting fixation, Chemical and physical fixatives, Additive and non-additive fixatives, Coagulating and non-coagulating fixatives, Formaldehyde and formalin, Electron microscopy. The Processing/Embedding section covers: Tissue processing, Dehydrating, Clearing, Instrumentation and methods, Embedding. The Microtomy section covers: Instrumentation, Microtome, Cryostat, Microscope types, Microwave ovens, Methods and quality control. The Staining section covers: Structure of dyes, Effects on staining, Hematoxylin, hematein, and hematin, Trichrome staining methods, Staining problems, Enzymes and substrates. The Laboratory Operations s

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