====== SPECIMEN ======

  * Specimen 
    * biological specimen 
      * General procedures 
        * [[:en:fixation | fixation ]]
        * [[:en:clearing | Clearing ]] 
      * cadaveric specimen 
        * based on time of death
          * [[:en:embalming|embalmed specimen ]]
            * embalming objects 
              * [[:en:embalming_fluids|Embalming fluids]]
            * Embalming procedure
        * normal specimen
          * histological specimen 
            * [[:en:histological_techniques|Histological Techniques]]
              * Aims and Methods of Histology 
              * Microscopy 
              * Types of methods 
                * sectional method
              * Instruments 
                * [[en:microtome|Microtomy]]
                * paraffin bath 
                * water bath 
                * hot plate 
                * tissue tray 
                * paraffin ribbons embedded with tissue ( specimen  ribbons )
                * moulds 
                  * brass moulds or L-piece (leukhart's piece ) 
                    * long side 45 mm , short side 25 mm 
                    * 5mm thickness 
                  * paper boats 
                  * watch glass block 
                * Hone 
                  * Carborundum 
                  * Belgium yellow stone 
                  * Arkansus stone or a glass plate on which aluminium oxide is applied.
                * strope or polisher
                  * horse leather
                * glass instruments 
                  * slide 
                  * cover slip
                  * jar 
                    * measuring jar 
                    * coplin jar
                    * staining jar 
                * liquid objects 
                  * [[:en:stains | staining medium / chemicals  ]] 
                    * hematoxylin 
                    * eosin 
                  * [[:en:fixative_chemicals | fixative ]] 
                  * embedding medium
                    * paraffin wax
                  * [[:en:clearing_agents | clearing agent ]] 
              * Basic procedure or Algorithm 
                * [[en:staining|Theory and practice of staining ]]
              * Immunohistology 
              * Diagnostic cytology 
              * Nervous system