Histology

Question 1

What is a tissue?

Answer 1

A collection of cells specialised to perform a particular function

Question 2

What are the 4 types of tissue?

Answer 2

Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nervous

Question 3

What is the size of a human red blood cell?

Answer 3

7.2 um (in diameter)

Question 4

What is a biopsy?

Answer 4

The removal of a small piece of tissue from the body for microscopic examination

Question 5

What is a smear?

Answer 5

A swap of cells

Question 6

What is a curettage?

Answer 6

A small spoon

Question 7

When can ‘direct incision’ be used to obtain a biopsy?

Answer 7

Cells are accessible from the outside

Question 8

What are the names of the two most common stains?

Answer 8

Haematoxylin and Eosin

Question 9

What parts of the cell does Haematoxylin stain and what colour?

Answer 9

Acidic parts eg. nucleus

Blue

Question 10

What parts of the cell does Eosin stain and what colour?

Answer 10

Basic parts eg. proteins

Pink

Question 11

What is histology?

Answer 11

The study of the structure of tissues by staining and microscopy