Exam 1 Flashcards
Connective tissue surrounding each fascicle
Perimysium
A positive catalyst will have what effect on the rate of the reaction
Increases
The most common histochemical reaction demonstrating hydrolases is
Simultaneous coupling
The ATPase reaction involves initial coupling with
Calcium chloride
What is the coupler for the alkaline phosphatase method
Fast red
Normal human tissue contains
More type II fibers
FRP of SDH
Formazan
The results of the ATPase 9.4 method on a normal muscle biopsy would show
Dark type IIA and IIB, light type I fibers
Alkaline phosphatase falls under which enzyme classification
Hydrolase
pH meters are standardized with
Buffer solutions
With the NADH and SDH procedures, type I fiber types stain ________ due to ______
Darker, abundant mitochondria
A bundle of muscle fibers is called a
Fascicle
The acid phosphatase method demonstrates
Inflammatory cells
In the SDH method, which muscle fiber type will stain darker
Type I
Which enzyme reaction requires the presence of oxygen
Oxidase
The epimysium is a connective tissue layer that surrounds
The entire muscle mass
Which enzyme histochemical method is most sensitive for mitochondria
Succinic Dehydrogenase
Which is true of type II muscle fibers
Few mitochondria
This enzyme method identifies reactive blood vessels and connective tissue in inflammatory myopathies
Alkaline phosphatase
The most common type of diazonium salt used in simultaneous coupling reactions is:
Pararosanaline
The purpose of a coupler is to
Produce a final reaction product
Which enzyme histochemical method will differentiate between denervated muscle fibers and myogenic atrophy
α naphthyl acetate esterase
Myofibrils are located within the
Muscle fiber
Which is the best method for freezing a specimen for enzyme histochemistry
Lower the specimen in isopentane chilled with liquid nitrogen
An enzyme technique that will demonstrate inflammatory cells is
α naphthyl acetate esterase
SDH activity is demonstrated by a ____________ color reaction
Blue/purple
A major advantage to freezing tissue for enzyme histochemical stains is that
There is little inhibition of enzyme activity
Pompe’s disease otherwise known as acid maltase deficiency may be diagnosed with
Acid phosphatase
This method would be used to detect lipid storage disorders
Oil Red O
The connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber is referred to as
Endomysium