histology Flashcards
haversian system or osteon consists of?
haversian canal, concentric lamellae, osteocytes, canaliculi, lacunae
2 types of bone?
compact bone and cancellous bone
types of bony lamellae
concentric, interstitial, outer circumferential lamellae, inner circumferential lamellae
fibers that penetrate the bone matrix?
sharpey’s fibers
Also called bony processes in the cancellous bone?
trabeculae
what do you call the development of the bone?
osteogenesis
fundamental types of tissue?
epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscular tissue and hematopoietic tissue
3 germ layers?
mesoderm, endoderm and ectoderm
mesoderm consists of?
kidneys, lining of the male and female reproductive organs, spleen, vascular system and adrenal cortex
endoderm consists of?
epithelium of the alimentary tract, parenchyma of the liver, pancreas and gastric glands
ectoderm consists of?
epidermis of the skin, epithelium of the cornea, adrenal medulla, hair, nails, PNS,CNS, pituitary gland, mammary gland
what are the classification of epithelium as to structure and function?
covering epithelium, glandular epithellium
what are the examples of simple squamous epithelium?
enclothelium of blood vessels, mesothelium of body cavities, thin loop of henle, parietal layer of bowman’s capsule, rete testis
what are the examples of simple cuboidal epithelium?
pct and dct, covering of the vagina and thyroid, capsule of lens, choroid plexus, pigment epithelium of the retina
what are the examples of columnar epithelium?
intestine and gall bladder
what are the examples of simple columnar ciliated epithelium?
uterus and oviducts from the fallopian tube
what are the stratified squamous non keratinized epithelium?
mouth, esophagus, vagina and anal canal
what are the examples of stratified cuboidal epithelium?
ducts of sweat gland and developing ovarian follicle
what are the examples of stratified columnar epithelium?
penile urethra, palpebral conjunctiva and large excretory ducts of the skin
what are the examples of pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium?
respiratory passages and nasopharynx
what are the two classification as to number of cells?
unicellular gland and multicellular gland
what are the glands as to manner of secretion?
exocrine, endocrine, paracrine and accrine
examples of endocrine gland?
pituitary gland and adrenal gland
examples of exocrine gland?
salivary gland and gastric gland
duct associated with parotid duct?
stensens duct
duct associated with submandibular duct?
Wharton’s duct
duct associated with sublingual duct?
Bartholin’s duct
examples of accrine gland?
phagocytes and basophils
classification as to mechanism for release of secretory products?
merocrine gland- sweat gland
apocrine gland- mammary gland
holocrine gland- sebaceous gland
predominantly serous?
submandibular gland
predominantly mucous?
sublingual gland
gland with pseudostratified columnar ciliate epithelium?
tracheal gland
produce germ cells/ sex cells/ gametes
cytogenic gland
example of simple tubular?
intestinal gland
example of simple coiled tubular?
sweat gland
example of simple branched tubular?
uterine and gastric gland
example of simple acinar?
glands of the skin of certain amphibians
example of branched acinar?
large sebaceous glands of skin and meibounian gland of eyelids
Composition of connective tissue
connective tissue cells, ground matrix and connective tissue fibers
permanent residents in the connective tissue
fixed cell
composition of fixed cells
fibroblast, mesenchymal cells, reticular cells and fat cells
responsible for the synthesis of collagen fibers?
fibroblasts
multi-potential cells?
mesenchymal cells
synthesizes reticular fibers?
reticular cells
has a signet ring appearance?
fat cells
spindle shape, elongated and dark staining nucleus and acidophilic
fibrocytes
examples of wandering cells/ free cells
WBC, mast cells and plasma cells
contains hydrophilic enzymes
macrophages
mononucleated cell that contains basophilic granules
mast cells
b- lymphocytes, eccentrically located has many chromatin that has a cartwheel appearance and produces antibodies
plasma cells
“amorphous ground substance”
intercellular ground matrix
composition of intercellular ground matrix
GAGS, hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, dermatan, keratin sulfate and heparin sulfate
what are the connective tissue fibers?
Collagen fibers, Elastic fibers and reticular fibers
most abundant fiber, colorless in fresh tissue, flexible but inelastic?
collagen fiber
special stain in collagen fiber?
massons trichrome stain
precursor of collagen?
procollagen
serves as a backbone for intercellular ground matrix
hyaluronic acid
1mm in diameter, yellow color in fresh tissue, lesser tensile strength
elastic fibers
stain used in elastic tissue? and what color it colors the specimen?
orcein stain, blue to black
comprises the core of the fiber
fibrillar form
comprises the elastic lamellae of blood vessels
non-fibrillar form
elastic cartilages form the framework of:
auricle, external acoustic meatus, external nose, auditory tube, some parts of the larynx
formation of the elastic fibers
fribroblasts, smooth muscle cells and mesenchymal cells
are argyrophilic fibers?
reticular fiber
what type of collagen are reticular fibers?
type III
2 general classes of connective tissue
loose and dense connective tissue
what are the tissues under the modified loose ct?
elastic tissue, reticular tissue, adipose tissue and muous tissue
forms bundles, found in the walls of the hollow organs?
elastic tissue
2 components of reticular tissue
reticular cells and reticular fibers