Expands upon the knowledge and skills learned in Histotechnology Lab I. Students continue to increase their skills in embedding and tissue sectioning, including the cutting and staining of frozen tissue specimens. Students learn to do carbohydrate and Amyloid stains.

 
Learning Outcomes:

• The student will continue to gross common specimens such as gallbladder , placenta and uterus.
• The student will gain hands on experience in microtomy and embedding, and perform special microtomy.
• The student will correctly work up the H&E stain.
• The student will continue microscopic identification.
• The student will cut at least 20 blocks per hour and embed 25 blocks per hour.
• The student will cut multiple tissue sections of various tissue type.
• The student will perform frozen sections and staining of frozen sections.
• The student will correctly work up assigned Carbohydrates and Amyloid stains.
• The student will practice professionalism.