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HT Histotechnician

Category - Processing and Embedding

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This is the procedure whereby lime salts are removed from the tissues following after fixation.

Dehydration
Decalcification
Impregnation
Clearing

Explanation

Answer: B - Decalcification
The procedure whereby lime salts are removed from the tissues after fixation is called decalcification. This is a process where the samples containing calcium, such as bones and other calcified tissues, are subjected to the removal of calcium from the samples. All the other terms do not fit the description of decalcification.

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