Histology Flashcards

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Resolution

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the smallest distance at which two points can be distinguished from each other.

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Resolution of the - Human eye - Bright-Field Microscope - TEM

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-Human eye: 0.2 mm • Bright-field microscope: 0.2 µm • TEM: 2-3 nm

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3
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TEM allows to examine internal cellular structure

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Electron-dense Electron-lucent

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4
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what region is shown by the colored dots?

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TEM terms: Electron-dense (red), Electron-lucent (purple)

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5
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What is indicated by the blue arrow

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BASIC stains, e.g. hematoxylin (blue), interact with acidic cellular components (basophilic, e.g. nucleic acids)

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What is indicated by the red arrow

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ACIDIC stains, e.g. eosin (pink), interact with basic cellular components (acidophilic, e.g. cytoplasm)

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7
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Name the steps in the preparation of tissue

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  • Fixation chemical physical
  • Dehydration water→ethanol →xylene
  • Embedding paraffin
  • Sectioning ​
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This picture is an example of what type of staining

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Acidic components:

  • Stain with basic dyes (e.g. hematoxylin)
  • They are “basophilic” (typically blue)
  • Examples: Nucleic acids (DNA & RNA) Dye+Nucleic acid
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9
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This picture is an example of what type of staining

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Basic components:

  • Stain with acidic dyes (e.g. eosin)
  • They are “acidophilic” (typically pink/red)
  • Examples: Cytoplasm Collagen fibers Examples of cell/tissue staining Collagen+Dye
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10
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What is this and what cell components does it stain

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Hematoxylin

Stains basophilic cell components

Negatively charged anionic tissue - RNA+DNA (Acidic)

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11
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What is this and what cell components does it stain

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Eosin

Stains acidophilic cell components - positively charged

Basic strcutures - like cytoplasm and collagen fibers

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12
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What stains are included in this pic

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Hematoxylin and Eosin

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13
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What is this stain and what is it used for

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Orcein – elastic fibers

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14
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What is this stain and what is it used for

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Sudan black, osmium tetroxide - lipids

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15
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What is this stain and what is it used for

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Silver stainreticular fibers

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16
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Name this stain and what its used for

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PAS (Periodic Acid – Schiff) – carbohydrates

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17
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Name this stain and what its used for

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Immunocytochemistry – specific Antibody-based interactions

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18
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Name the stain and what its used for

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Trichrome stains – collagen fibers (blue or green)

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19
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Freeze fracture & freeze etch is used for what

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SEM & TEM

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20
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What does this picture represent and what is its stain

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Mucus, PAS stain

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21
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What does this picture represent and what is its stain

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Lipids

Sudan black

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22
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What is represented in this picture

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Red blood cell (RBC or erythrocyte) can be used as a “biological yardstick”. RBC’s diameter is 7-8 µm.

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23
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What is represented in this picture

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Artificial spaces between the cells (tissue shrinkage).

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24
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What is represented in this picture

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“Empty cells” due to the loss of substances.

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25
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What is represented in this picture

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Wrinkles in the sectioned tissue

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26
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What type of tissue is this and in what part of the body is it located

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Epithelial cells in the kidney

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27
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What type of tissue is this and in what part of the body is it located

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Dorsal root ganglion cells

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28
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What type of tissue is this and in what part of the body is it located

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Smooth muscle cells of the small intestine

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29
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What structures are represented in this picture

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Electron micrograph of a plasma membrane (plasmalemma) that surrounds the cell

It contains phospholipids, cholesterol and proteins

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30
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What process is represented in the picture

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Ingestion of large particles results in the formation of an intracellular vacuole (phagosome)

31
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What process is occurring in picture

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Pinocytosis

32
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Label the letters depicted in the image

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Ps: phagosomes

B: Bacteria

rER: rough endoplasmic reticulum

M: Mitochondria

NE: Nuclear envelope

L: Lysosome

33
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Label the letters depicted in the image and identify what process is occurring

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SG: Secretory granules

rER: rough endoplasmic reticulum

M: Mitochondria

N: Nucleous

Nu: Nucleolus

L: Glandular lumen

EXOCYTOSIS

34
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Identify what type of cell is shown and from what organ

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EM illustrates typical protein-secreting cells from the pancreas.

35
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What type of cell is depicted below and what process is occurring

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Secretory cells of the Pancreas

Exocytosis: A cytoplasmic vesicle (secretory vesicle or granule) fuses with the plasma membrane to release its contents to the extracellular space

36
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What is depicted in the image

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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an anastomosing network of intercommunicating channels or cisternae formed by a continuous membrane

  • Some regions bear many ribosomes that form larger complexes (polyribosomes or polysomes) appearing rough (RER) and other regions appearing smooth (SER).
  • Site for protein and lipid biosynthesis
37
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What is depicted in the image

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Electron micrograph RER in a cell specialized for protein synthesis and secretion.

38
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What is depicted in the image

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Higher magnification of RER

39
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What is depicted in the image

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RER is strongly stained purple in the cytoplasm of a nerve cell

40
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What is depicted in the image

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Electron micrograph of a nerve cell body showing the RER and free ribosomes

41
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What is depicted in the image

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Cytoplasmic basophilia in a developing red blood cell (RBC)

42
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Cytoplasmic basophilia

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It is observed in cells that produce large amounts of protein that will remain in the cell • Basophilia is caused by the presence of large amounts of RNA present in the polysomes

43
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Nissl bodies

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  • The large basophilic bodies of nerve cells
  • Consist of both rER and large numbers of free ribosomes
44
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What is depicted in the image

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Electron micrograph of the SER in an interstitial (Leydig) cell of the testis

45
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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum(SER)

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  • Synthesis of phospholipids and steroids that form cell membranes
  • Prominent in steroid hormone-secreting cells (e.g. adrenal cortex)
  • Detoxification of lipidsoluble drugs and alcohol (e.g. prominent in hepatocytes) •Glycogen metabolism in hepatocytes
  • Ca2+ storage and controlled release (e.g. in the striated muscle cell)
46
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What is depicted in the image below

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Electron micrograph shows the extensive Golgi apparatus in an islet cell of the pancreas

CGN: cis Golgi TGN: trans Golgi

47
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What is depicted in the image

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“Negative” Golgi apparatus

48
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What is depicted int he image, what are the arrows pointing to ?

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Electron micrograph shows the electron dense lysosomes (L) in a macrophage. Arrow points to the less electron-dense secondary lysosome

49
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Lysosomes

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  • Major digestive compartment
  • Autophagy
  • Vesicles with the extracellular material taken by endocytosis fuses with a lysosome to make the secondary or heterolysosome
50
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What is depicted in this image

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H&E staining of cells with mitochondria shown in the cytoplasm as numerous eosinophilic structures (arrows)

51
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What is depicted in the image

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Mitochondria

52
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What is depicted in the image

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Peroxisomes

53
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What is the arrow pointing to

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Nucleus!

(Liver cells have large central nuclei)

54
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Be able to label this pic

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55
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Identify the Heterochromatin and Euchromatin

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Electron micrograph of a nucleus H: Heterochromatin, E: Euchromatin

56
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Euchomatin:

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– More open structure, rich with transcriptionally active genes

– Predominates in active cells (e.g. neurons)

57
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Heterochromatin:

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-More compact, with little or no transcriptional activity

– Predominates in less active cells (e.g. circulating lymphocytes)

58
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What is depicted in the image as well as what does NP stand for

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Nuclear Envelope

NP: nuclear pore​

59
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What phase of mitosis is depicted

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Interphase

60
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What phase of mitosis is depicted

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Early prophase

61
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What phase of mitosis is depicted

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Late Prophase

62
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What phase of mitosis is depicted

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Metaphase

63
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What phase of mitosis is depicted

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Early and Late anaphase

64
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What phase of mitosis is depicted

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Early and late telophase and Cytokinesis

65
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What is depicted in the image

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Electron micrograph of a fibroblast cytoplasm

MT, microtubules

MF, actin filaments

66
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Microtubules

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  • Maintain cell shape and rigidity
  • Organize and move organelles
  • Support cilia and flagella
  • Participate in vesicular transport
  • Separate chromosomes during the process of cell division
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68
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What is depicted in the image

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Electron micrograph of a microtubules in the mitotic spindle in a dividing cell

69
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Identify structures in the imagine

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70
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What is depicted in the image below

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Electron micrograph of lipid droplets (L) in adrenal cortex cells

71
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What is depicted in the image below

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Electron micrograph of glycogen granules in cells with high metabolic activity

72
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What is depicted in this image

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Pigment deposits in liver cells

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