Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Endocrinology > Basic Microscopy and Histology > Flashcards

Basic Microscopy and Histology Flashcards

1
Q

How are stratified epithelia named?

A

According to the cells at its apical surface

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Areolar tissue contains multiple cell types including _________ and ________, and it includes ________, ________, and _______ fibers.

A

Fibroblasts

Macrophages

Elastic

Collagen

Reticular

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What are the two major cell types of the nervous system?

A

Neurons, neuroglia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Identify letter n.

A

Fibroblast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What type of tissue and class is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, blood

Description: RBC and WBC in plasma matrix

Location: Blood vessels (Gas, nutrient, waste transport)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

How are epithelial tissues classified on the basis of cell shape?

A

Squamous, cuboidal, and columnar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What are the three subtypes of loose connective tissue?

A

Areolar, adiose, and reticularis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What type of tissue, class, and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, dense, regular

Description: Primarily collagen fibers in parallel where fibroblasts are the major cell type

Location: Tendons, ligaments (Muscle attachment to bone or other muscle, tensile stress resistance when pulled in one direction)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Reticular tissue contains ________ cells and a network of _________ fibers.

A

Retricular

Reticular

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the ground substance of blood?

A

Plasma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Cartilage contains _____% water

A

80

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What do we mean by polarity?

A

Epithelial tissue has an apical (environment-facing) and a basal (internal-facing) side

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What type of tissue, class, and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, dense, irregular

Description: Irregularly arranged collagen fibers where fibroblast is the major cell type

Location: Skin dermis, digestive tract submucosa (structural strength, tensile strength resistance in all directions)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What type of tissue and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Muscle, smooth

Description: Spindle-shaped cells with central nuclei with no striations, arranged in sheets

Location: Walls of hollow organs (propulsion, involuntary control)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What occurs prior to microscopic examination?

A

Tissues are fixed, sectioned, and stained

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What are the primary components of the neuon?

A

The soma (cell body), the dendrites, and the nerve fiber (axon)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What type of tissue, class, and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, cartilage, elastic

Description: Similar to hyaline cartilage but contains more elastic fibers in matrix

Location: External ear, epiglottis (shape maintenance, great flexibility)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What is this tissue type? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Transitional epithelium

Description: Several cell layers that resembles stratified squamous or cuboidal with apical cells dome-liked or squamous-like depending upon degree of stretch

Location: Urinary bladder (stretch, distention)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What is this tissue type? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Simple columnar epithelium

Description: A single layer of tall cells with round-to-oval nuclei located at the base of the cell and some cells bear cilia

Location: Digestive tract (absorption and secretion; ciliated types propel mucus)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What type of tissue, class, and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, cartilage, hyaline

Description: Firm matrix produced by chondrocytes with mature chondrocytes in the lacunae

Location: Cartilage in nose, trachae, and larynx (support and reinforcement, resiliant cushioning, compressive stress resistance)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What tissue type is this?

A

Nervous, neuron

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

What type of tissue and class is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, bone

Description: Hard, calcified matrix with many collagen fibers and osteocytes lie in lacunae

Location: Bone (support, protection, muscle lever, blood cell production)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

What type of tissue type and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Muscle, cardiac

Description: Cells are branched, lightly striated, and uninucleated, joined by intercalcated discs that may not be visible

Location: Walls of heart (blood circulation)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

What are the three subtypes of cartilage?

A

Hyaline, elastic, and fibrocartilage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

What are the four functions of connective tissue?

A

(1) Binding and support, (2) protection, (3) insulation, and (4) transportation

26
Q

What is this tissue type? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Description: A single layer of cells with differing heights and nuclei at different levels; some bear cilia

Location: Trachea (secretion of mucus and propulsion of mucus via ciliary action)

27
Q

What is this tissue type? Where is it found?

A

Type: Simple cuboidal epithelium

Description: A single layer of cube-like cells with spherical-shaped central nuclei

Location: Kidney tubules (secretion, absorption)

28
Q

What is this tissue type? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Stratified squamous epithelium (non-kerantinized)

Description: Several cell layers with basal cells are cuboidal or columnar with metabolic activity and apical cells are flattened

Location: Esophagus, mouth (protection of underlying tissues)

29
Q

What are the four primary tissue types?

A

Epithelial, connective, nervous, and muscle

30
Q

What type of tissue, class, and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, loose, adipose

Description: Very sparse matrix and closely packed adipocytes have nuclei pushed to the side by a large lipid droplet

Location: Under skin; around kidneys, eyeballs; within abdomen; around breasts (fuel, insulation, protection, support)

31
Q

The most abudant and widely distributed type of tissue is…?

A

Connective tissue

32
Q

What is this tissue type? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Simple squamous epithelium

Description: A single layer of flattened cells with disc-shaped nuclei and sparse cytoplasm

Location: Alveoli in the lungs (diffusion and filtration)

33
Q

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

A

Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth

34
Q

What are the functions of muscle tissue?

A

Body movement production, contraction

35
Q

What type of tissue, class, and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, loose, areolar

Description: Gel-like matrix with with 3 fiber types includes fibroblasts and some WBC

Location: Widely distributed under epithelia (wraps and cushions tissues, phagocytize bacteria, holds and conveys tissue fluid)

36
Q

What is this tissue type? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Stratified squamous epithelium (keratinized)

Description:

Location: Epidermis

37
Q

What are the functions of epithelial tissue?

A

To cover the external body, to line inner cavities and tubules, and to function in protection, absorption, filtration, excretion, secretion, and sensory reception

38
Q

What are the two types of bone tissue?

A

Spongy and compact

39
Q

What is histology?

A

The study of tissues

40
Q

What is A? What is B?

A

A: Vein

B: Artery

41
Q

The primary cell type of growing cartilage is the _________, and the primary cell type of mature cartilage is the ________.

A

Chondroblast

Chondrocycte

42
Q

From what do connective tissues derive?

A

Mesenchyme (embryonic connective tissue)

43
Q

What tissue type and subtype is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Muscle, skeletal

Description: Cells are long, cylindrical, multinucleated, and striated

Location: Skeletal muscle (Voluntary movement, locomotion, environmental manipulation, facial expression)

44
Q

What are the primary cell types of blood?

A

Erthyrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets

45
Q

How are epithelial tissues classified on the basis of cell layer?

A

Simple and stratified

46
Q

What do neurons do?

A

Generate and conduct nerve impulses

47
Q

The primary cell types of growing bone are the ________ and those of mature bone are the _________.

A

Osteoblasts

Osteocytes

48
Q

What do neuroglia do?

A

Protect, support, and insulate the neurons?

49
Q

What are the four classes of connective tissue?

A

(1) Connective proper (loose and dense), (2) cartilage, (3) bone tissue, and (4) blood

50
Q

What is the main cell type of the nervous system?

A

Neuron

51
Q

What type of tissue, class, and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, cartilage, fibrocartilage

Description: Similar to hyaline cartilage but with more thick collagen fibers and less firm matrix

Location: Intervertabral discs, knee discs (tensile strength, shock compression resistance)

52
Q

What type of tissue, class, and sub-type is this? What are its characteristics? Where is it located?

A

Type: Connective, loose, reticular

Description: Network of reticular fibers in loose ground substance

Location: Lymphoid organs (i.e., lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen) (soft internal skeleton, support of other cell types)

53
Q

What organ is this tissue from? What type of tissue is it composed of?

A

Kidney

Simple cuboidal epithelium

54
Q

What tissue type is this?

A

Connective tissue - areolar tissue

55
Q

What two tissue types are located in this picture?

A

Simple squamous epithelium

Simple cubodial epithelium

56
Q

Where in the body would you find these tissues?

A

Simple squamous epithelium - the Bowman’s capsule of the kidney

Simple cuboidal epithelium - distal and proximal tubules of the kidney

57
Q

What type of tissue type is this?

A

Simple cuboidal epithelium

58
Q

Where would you find this tissue in the body?

A

Forms the kidney tubules and collecting ducts, the ducts and secretory portions of many glands, and the surface of the ovary

59
Q

What tissue type is presented in these pictures?

Where would you find these tissues in the body?

A

Simple columnar epitelium (non-ciliated)

Digestive tract from stomach and anal canal; the gallbladder; portions of the uterus and uterine tubes; excretory ducts of some glands

60
Q

Make sure you can identify the following in areolar tissue.

A
61
Q

You should be able to identify an erthryocyte from a lymphocyte.

A
62
Q

Pay close attention to the morphological differences between elastic, hyaline, and fibrocartilage cartilage types.

A

Endocrinology (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions