Histology 1: Introduction to Histology and Cell Ultrastructure

Question 1

Which dye would stain GAG-rich structures, mucous goblet cells, mast cell granules and cartilage matrix blue?

Answer 1

Alcian Blue

Question 2

Which dye would stain colloidal proteins (e.g. plasma) pink and keratin orange?

Answer 2

Eosin

Question 3

Which dye would stain nuclei and elastic fibres black?

Answer 3

Iron Haematoxylin

Question 4

Which dye would stain hexose sugars magenta?

Answer 4

Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS)

Question 5

Which dye would stain chromatin, (nuclei), azurophils and neutrophils granules purple?

Answer 5

Romanovsky stains

Question 6

Which dye stains erythrocytes red/pink?

Answer 6

Romanovsky stains

Question 7

Which dye stains eosinophil granules pale blue?

Answer 7

Romanovsky stains

Question 8

Which dye stains lymphocyte and monocyte cytoplasm and basophil granules dark blue/purple?

Answer 8

Romanovsky stains

Question 9

Which dye stains ferric iron Prussian blue?

Answer 9

Perl’s stain

Question 10

Which dye stains nuclei, ribosomes and cytoplasm dark blue?

Answer 10

Toluidine Blue

Question 11

Which dye stains cartilage matrix and mast cell granules pale blue?

Answer 11

Toluidine Blue

Question 12

Which dye stains GAG-rich components bright purple?

Answer 12

Toluidine Blue

Question 13

Which dye stains collagen pink/red?

Answer 13

Van Gieson’s trichrome stain ( with haematoxylin counter-stain)

Question 14

Which dye stains cell cytoplasm yellow/olive green?

Answer 14

Van Gieson’s trichrome stain ( with haematoxylin counter-stain)

Question 15

Which dye stains nuclei black?

Answer 15

Van Gieson’s trichrome stain ( with haematoxylin counter-stain)