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4 basic types of tissues

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  1. Epithelial
  2. Connective
  3. Muscle
  4. Nerve
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T/F Epithelium is vascular

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False

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Epithelium lining proximal nephron vs. distal

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Proximal: squamous
Distal: cuboidal

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The primary type of epithelium lining the GIT (distal to the esophagus)

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Simple columnar

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Lining of mouth, esophagus and vagina

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Stratified squamous

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Difference between keratinized and nonkeratinized epithelium.

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Keratinized: no nucleus

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What type of odd epithelium lines duct of sweat gland?

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Stratified cuboidal

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What makes pseudostratified epithelium pseudostratified?

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All cells rest on BM, but not all reach the lumen

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with stereocilia

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Epididymis

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Lateral adhesions in epithelium

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Zonula occludens: TJ
Zonula adherens: Intermediate junction
Macula adherens: Desmosome [e-cadherins]

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What type of collagen (along with laminin and PG) lines basal lamina?

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Collagen 4

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Hemidesmosome is present

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Basal surface of epithelium

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Basal plasma membrane infoldings contain

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Na-K-ATPase

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Stereocilia are cilia or microvilli? Where are they present?

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Very long microvilli: present in the epidiymis and vas deferens of male reproductive tract

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What is the role of dyenin in cilia?

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Splits ATP to liberate energy necessary for active movement of cilium

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Differentiate between the cilium body and the basal body

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Body: 9+2 doublets

Basal body: Triplets 9+0

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Endocrine vs. Exocrine

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Endocrine: secrete into B/S
Exocrine: secrete into duct

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Eosin vs. Hematoxylin (Color)

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Eosin: pink zymogen granules
Hematoxylin: purple

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Parotid gland: serous or mucinous

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Serous

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Submandibular & sublingual gland: serous or mucinous

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Mixed

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Define holocrine and differentiate from apocrine

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Entire cell contents released

Apocrine: part of apical cytoplasm released

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Define connective tissue & state its embryologic origin

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Diverse group of cells within ECM (derived from mesenchyme)

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What comprises the ECM

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Fibers: collagen, reticular, elastic

Ground substance: GAG, etc.

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Name the collagen: bone, tendon, dentin, skin. Provides tensile strength

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Collagen 1

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Name the collagen: hyaline and elastic cartilage. Observed as fibrils
Collagen 2
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Name the collagen: Reticular lamina of basement membrane
Collagen 3
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Name the collagen: Basal lamina. Each binds to binding site of laminin
Collagen 4
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Name the collagen: amnion and chorion of fetus, muscle and tendon sheaths; no fibrils
Collagen 5
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T/F Collagen synthesis is inhibited by steroids
T
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How is collagen degraded?
MMP, macrophages, fibroblasts
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The most abundant type of connective tissue cell
Fibroblast: secrete ground substance, well developed Golgi (osteoblast, etc)
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Role of brown fat
Heat production: neck, abdomen of neonates
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Mast cells have receptors of which Ig?
IgE
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Shape of eosinophil nucleus
Bi-lobed
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Shape of monocyte nucleus
Kidney shaped
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What type of embryonic connective tissue is found in the umbilical cord?
Mucous C/T: Wharton's jelly = abundant ECM
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Loose vs. Dense connective tissue. Which has more cells
Loose: more cells
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IL-4 and 13 promote
Synthesis of IgE
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The largest WBC in circulating blood
Monocyte
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Platelets have a lifespan of
5-9 days
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Alpha granules vs. Dense granules of platelets
Alpha: clotting factors, PDGF Dense: ADP, Ca, Serotonin, COX (TXA2)
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The 3 phases of hematopoeisis in development
1. Yolk sac: 3rd week 2. Hepatic: 2nd trimester 3. Bone marrow phase
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A CD34+ stem cell will give rise to...
Common myeloid progenitor (G/AG) | Common lymphoid progenitor (B, T, NK)
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A stem cell niche is defined as: Where is the stem cell niche found?
A spatial structure (microenvironment) where HSC's are housed and maintained by allowing self renewal in the absence of differentiation ** Epiphyseal areas / spongy or cancellous bone
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Quiescent HSC's detach from endosteal niche and migrate towards the center of the bone marrow to the vascular zone, also called
Vascular niche
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Red vs. Yellow marrow
Yellow: fat, capillaries, reticular cells, inactive hematopoiesis Red: Active hematopoesis
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Where is TPO produced?
Liver
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The main stimulus for erythropoiesis is...
Hypoxia
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Epididymis is lined by:
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with stereocilia
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Neural crest cells give rise to (in the nervous system)
Peripheral ganglia, dorsal root, Schwann cells
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Neuroectoderm gives rise to (in the nervous system)
Most CNS structures
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Microglia are derived from...
Monocytes/Mesoderm
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3 components of the basement membrane
Lamina rara, densa, reticularis | [R, D = epithelial]
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These cells, recognized by their large size and pale nature of cytoplasm, are in what layer of the heart?
Sub-endocardum; Purkinje cells
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Electron dense vesicles found in cells of the heart secrete...
ANP
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What separates the tunica intima from the tunica media?
Internal elastic lamina
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Which tunica of the blood vessels contains nervi vascularis, vasa vasorum and lymphatics?
Tunica adventitia
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What anticoagualant signal in secreted by endothelial cells?
Thrombomodulin
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What cells produce ACE?
Pulmonary endothelium
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The major elastic arteries include...
Aorta and its main branches. 40-70 layers of elastic fibers in the media
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The muscular arteries include...
Named vessels; most abundant; contain more smooth muscle than elastic fibers * External elastic lamina
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Which arteries contain an external elastic lamina?
Muscular (named) arteries
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Continuous vs. Fenestrated (visceral) vs. Discontinuous (sinusoidal) capillaries
Continuous: tight junction Fenestrated: eye, ventricles, kidney, LP [includes diaphragm -- except the kidney] Discontinuous: Liver, spleen, BM
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The homing effect is achieved with which part of blood vessels?
High endothelial venules
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The larger the vein, where are smooth muscle bundles seen?
Tunica Adventitia
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What is common to nervous tissue, bone marrow and cartilage (with respect to vascular histology)?
No lymph drainage!
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What are the characteristic changes in a muscular artery 2/2 HTN?
Symmetrical hypertrophy of the muscular media, extensive reduplication of the IEL and fibrotic thickening of the intima
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_____________ is characterized by lesions of the tunica intima called fibro-fatty plaques that obstruct the vascular lumen and weaken the underlying tunica media
Atherosclerosis
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The gold standard heart disease test
Coronary angiography via catheterization
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Pathology to what part of the blood vessel is implicated Marfan?
Tunica media
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What is the major granule of eosinophils?
MBP
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What is ansiocytosis?
A blood abnormality where the RBC's are of unequal sizes.
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Ansiocytosis vs. Poikilocytosis
Ansio: Size Poik: Distorted shape of RBC
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The cell membrane has a polar head made of:
Phospholipids, glycolipids, cholesterol
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In the GIT, the sub-mucosal plexus is called... From what tissue is it derived?
Meissner's plexus [part of the enteric nervous system, derived from neural crest cells]
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Where is Auerbach's plexus?
Myenteric plexus; also dervied from NC cells; innervates peristaltic muscles
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Describe the muscular content of the esophagus by 1/3rds.
Upper 1/3: Striated Middle: Striated/Smooth Lower: Smooth

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