| A | B |
| Trichrome fixative of choice | Bouin |
| Resistant to decolorization | Weigert hematoxylin |
| Van Gieson demonstrates collegan | bright red |
| Van Gieson demonstrates muscle | yellow |
| Fibers that stains black with silver | reticulin |
| Regressive technique for elastic | VVG |
| Technique to demonstrate basement membrane with silver | PAM |
| Purpose of gold chloride | tones |
| Retic staining involves | impregnation |
| Mordant for VVG | 10% feric chloride |
| PTAH demonstrates | muscle striations & fibrin |
| Methenamine silver demonstrates | urates, basement membrane & fungus |
| Control tissue for retic | LN & liver |
| Reticulum | small fibers that branch |
| Control tissue for trichrome | muscle & collagen |
| What tissue component stains red in the trichrome? | smooth muscle |
| What tissue component stains purple with orcein? | elastic |
| What tissue component stains blue with aniline blue? | collagen |
| Periodic acid & potassium permanganate | oxidizers |
| Uranyl nitrate & formalin | sensitizers |
| Mechanism of action for elastic stains | hydrogen bonding |
| What staining method demonstrates elastic violet | Gomori's Aldehyde Fuchsin |
| Oxidizing agent for fungus | chromic acid |
| Differentiator used in VVG | 2% ferric chloride |
| Dry Picric acid | explosive |
The tissue type seen here is,  | Artery |