1.1 + 1.2 esophagus etc; 1.3 fem reprod - 1st wk embryo Flashcards
stains nuclei blue in H&E stain
hematoxalin
basophilic stain in H&E stain
hematoxalin
acidophilic stain in H&E stain
eosin
stains cytoplasm & connective tissue pink in H&E stain
eosin
PAS stain stands for
periodic acid-Schiff stain
PAS stains nuclei what color
blue
stains glycoproteins pink
PAS
stains basement membranes pink
PAS
stains laminin pink
PAS
stains microvilli pink
PAS
stains cellular and connective tissue different colors
Azan stain or another “trichrome stain”
approximate light microscope resolution?
~1 micron
typical light microscope section thickness
5-10 microns
endothelium
lines blood vessels
serosa
outer layer of an organ consisting of epithelial layer (mesothelium) and connective tissue layer
adventitia
outer layer of an organ consisting of connective tissue without epithelial layer
adventitia vs serosa
outer layer of organ – adventitia just connective tissue vs serosa connective tissue and epithelial boundary
layer surrounding all orifices, wet
mucosa
mesothelium (adult)
simple squamous epithelial layer covering all true serous membranes
smooth muscle layer nearest the lumen of the esophagus
muscularis mucosae
muscle layer adjacent to the serosa of the esophagus
muscularis externa
connective tissue subjacent to the mucosa
submucosa
non-mucosal smooth muscle circling the esophagus
inner circular layer
non-mucosal smooth muscle outside the inner circular layer, running longitudinally along the esophagus
outer longitudinal layer
lamina propria
connective tissue layer within the mucosa connecting the mucosal epithelium and the muscularis mucosae
the muscular layers of the esophageal muscularis externa
inner circular layer; outer longitudinal layer
three layers of the esophageal mucosa
mucosal epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosae
what is the name of the muscular layer of a tubular organ if the muscularis mucosae is absent?
muscularis propria
what is the name of the muscular layer of a tubular organ if the muscularis mucosae is present?
muscularis externa
histological artifact
man-made structure created in processing
is mitochondria eosinophilic or hematoxophilic?
eosinophilic