Histology Flashcards
1
Q
What does haematoxylin stain
A
Nucleic acid purple
2
Q
What does eosin stain
A
Protein pink
3
Q
What does alcian stain
A
Mucin blue
4
Q
How can you identify stomach
A
pits and parietal cells
5
Q
3 muscularis layers in stomach
A
inner oblique, middle circular, external longitudinal
6
Q
Four layers of cells
A
- Mucosa is innermost (lining epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosae)
- Submucosa: loose connective tissue with larger blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves and mucous
- Muscularis propria: inner lyer is circular, outer is longitudinal - peristalsis
- Advenitia: outermost layer of connective tissue - covered by peritoneum
