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Epithelium Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most commonly used stain in histology/histopathology?

A 
Haemotoxylin & Eosin 
(H&E)
NA = purple/blue
Proteins = pink
RBC = red
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2
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What stain is used to show basement membranes?

A

Jones

BM = black

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3
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What is Massons Trichrome stain used to identify?

A

Collagen = green

scar tissue

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4
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What does PAS stand for?

A

Periodic Acid Schiff

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5
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How do you see mucous on a cytology?

A

PAS staining

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6
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What is Elastic Verhoeff van Gieson stain used for?

A

Elastic tissues/elastin

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7
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How does IHC work?

A

Antigens are targeted with monoclonal antibodies - turns specific tissue/cell gold

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8
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List the basic tissue types in the body

A

epithelial
connective
muscular
nervous

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9
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Functions of epithelia

A 
protection
absorption
interface between different compartments 
secretory units/ducts
contractility
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10
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Simple epithelium

A

one cell layer thick

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Pseudostratified epithelium

A

one cell layer thick with nuclei at different locations

looks stratified

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12
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Stratified epithelium

A

multiple cell layers thick

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13
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Squamous cell

A

“fried egg”

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14
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Cuboidal cell

A

looks like a block

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15
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Columnar cell

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tall & thin

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16
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Goblet cells

A

columnar epithelia
produce mucin
have cilia
can’t see easily on H&E - they look clear

17
Q

Layers of epidermis (top-bottom)

A 
stratum corneum
stratum granulosum
stratum spinous
stratum basale
basement membrane
18
Q

Transitional epithelium

A

stratified cuboidal
bladder
often in folds
stretchy

19
Q

Basement membrane is

A

connective tissue secreted by epithelium

not penetrated by blood vessels

20
Q

Best stain combination to see basement membrane

A

PAS & H&E

silver

21
Q

Function of basement membrane

A 
structure
compartmentalization
filter
polarization
tissue scaffolding
22
Q

Where on an epithelial cell does a modification occur?

A

apical domain

23
Q

Cilia function

A

move material across the surface of the cell

24
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Microvilli function

A

increase surface area of cell for absorption

25
Q

Types of cell adhesion

A

anchoring junctions
tight junctions
gap junctions

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