Histology

Question 1

What are the four types of basic tissue?

Answer 1

Epithelia
Connective
Muscle
Nervous

Question 2

What are some characteristics of epithelial cells?

Answer 2

Cover surfaces, line cavities and form glands
Avascular
Regenerate rapidly (28 days for skin)
Display polarity

Question 3

What are the 6 types of epithelial cell structure?

Answer 3

Simple squamous
Stratified squamous
Keratinised stratified squamous
Simple cuboidal
Simple columnar
Psuedostratified ciliated columnar with goblet cells

Question 4

Example of simple squamous epithelia….

Answer 4

Alveoli

Question 5

Example of simple cuboidal epithelia….

Answer 5

Glands (apart from seminal vesicles and BU glands)

Question 6

Example of simple columnar…

Answer 6

GI tract epithelia

Question 7

Example of keratinised squamous epithelia….

Answer 7

Hands, feet (glaborous skin)

Question 8

Example of psuedostratified ciliated columnar epithelia with goblet cells….

Answer 8

Respiratory airways

Question 9

Example of stratified squamous epithelia…

Answer 9

Mouth/gums

Question 10

What are the three types of proper connective tissue?

Answer 10

Loose areolar CT (few collagen fibres)
Dense regular CT (lots of collagen fibres)
Dense irregular CT (lots of collagen fibres and fibroblasts)

Question 11

What is the main type of epithelia seen in the preadolescent ovary?

Answer 11

Simple cuboidal

Question 12

What type of connective tissue is the tunica albuginea?

Answer 12

Dense irregular CT

Question 13

Where are primordial follicles found?

Answer 13

Cortex

Question 14

What ovarian structure is rich in neurovascular tissues?

Answer 14

Medulla

Question 15

What are the three cell types that make up the uterine tube?

Answer 15

Mucosa cells - oocyte wafting (cilliated columnar) and peg cells (simple columnar)
Muscularis cells- peristalsis
Serosa cells- highly vascular

Question 16

What cell type are the mucosa cells of the uterine tubes?

Answer 16

Ciliated columnar cells

Question 17

What is the lamina propria?

Answer 17

Loose areolar CT found between basal epithelia layer and deeper structures
Always found in mucus membranes

Question 18

What are the three parts of the uterine wall?

Answer 18

Endometrium
Myometrium
Perimetrium

Question 19

What cell type is the endometrium?

Answer 19

Simple columnar epithelia

Question 20

In what orientation are myometrial fibres most often found?

Answer 20

Longitudinal
Circular
Longitudinal

Question 21

what cell type is the endocervix?

Answer 21

Simple columnar epithelium

Question 22

What cell type is the ectocervix? Why?

Answer 22

Stratified squamous epithelium

Abrasion resistant

Question 23

What type of connective tissue is the cervical stroma?

Answer 23

Dense regular CT

Question 24

From which structure is cervical mucus secreted? What is the cell type here?

Answer 24

Mucosal glands

Simple cuboidal

Question 25

What are the names given to the fossa either side of the cervix?

Answer 25

Lateral fornices

Question 26

What type of epithelium lines the vagina? Why?

Answer 26

Stratified squamous epithelium | Abrasion resistant

Question 27

What elastin containing structure is responsible for expansion during intercourse and childbirth?

Answer 27

Lamina propria

Question 28

The interstitial space of the testes is made up of what type of CT?

Answer 28

Dense irregular CT

Question 29

What type of cells are Sertoli cells?

Answer 29

Simple columnar epithelia

Question 30

What type of cells line the epididymis?

Answer 30

Psuedostratified columnar epithelium

Question 31

What type of cells are found in the seminal vesicles?

Answer 31

Psuedostratified columnar epithelium

Question 32

The prostatic capsule is made from what type of connective tissue?

Answer 32

Dense irregular CT

Question 33

What type of epithelia line the glandular prostate?

Answer 33

A mixture | best referred to as simple/low columnar

Question 34

What type of epithelia lines the urethra?

Answer 34

psuedostratified columnar epithelium

Question 35

What are the glands of litra?

Answer 35

Glands that line the urethra to secrete mucus

Question 36

What are the histological characteristics of thick skin?

Answer 36

Thick layer of keratin on surface | Stratum lucidum present

Question 37

What are the histological characteristics of thin skin?

Answer 37

Epidermis only thinly keratinised Epidermal layer much thinner Dermal layer big compared with epidermis