Histology Flashcards
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Which stain was used on this slide?
Alcian Blue
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What is Alcian Blue commonly used to stain
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) rich things
Mucous
Mast Cells
Cartilage
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Which stain was used on this slide?
Eosin
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What is Eosin commonly used to stain and what substances are stained pink?
Colloidal proteins
Plasma
Basic/acidophilic substances (also called eosinophilic)
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What stain was used on this slide?
Iron Haematoxylin
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What is Iron Haematoxylin commonly used to stain?
Nuclei and elastic fibres (black)
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Which stain was used on this slide?
Periodic Acid Schiff
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What is Periodic Acid Schiff commonly used to stain?
Hexose sugars (complex carbs)
Goblet cell mucins
Cartilage matrix
Glycogen
Basement membranes
Brush border
(magenta)
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Which stain was used on this slide?
Romanovsky/Leishman’s
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What is Romanowsky/Leishman’s commonly used to stain and what are the corresponding colours?
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Chromatin/nuclei and neutrophil granules - purple
Erythrocytes/eosin granules - red/pink
Lymphocyte/monocyte plasma - pale blue
Basophil granules - dark blue/purple
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Which stain was used on this slide?
Toluidine Blue
P.S. probably one of the less important ones
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What is Toluidine Blue commonly used to stain and what are the corresponding colours?
Nuclei/Ribosomes - dark blue
Cytoplasm - pale blue
Cartilage/matrix/mast cell/GAG rich - bright purple
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Which stain was used on this slide?
Van Gieson’s Trichrome with Haematoxylin Counter Stain
P.S. yeah this one is probably not v important too
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What is Van Gieson’s Trichrome with Haematoxylin Counter stain commonly used to stain and what are the corresponding colours?
Collagen - pink/red
Cell cytoplasm - yellow/olive green
Nuclei - black
Elastic tissue - dark brown
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Which stain was used on this slide?
Haematoxylin
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What is Haematoxylin commonly used to stain? What structures are stain blue in general
Nuclei and RNA
Basophilic Structures = blue
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What stain was used on this slide?
Silver Stain
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What is shown on this slide?
Neurons
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How big are neurons?
large - 26-60 microns
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How many dendritic processes do neurons normally have? Can you see all of them?
1-5
No because of the slide thickness
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List two properties of the structures in the image
Neurons - metabolically active and fully differentiated
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What does this slide show?
Lymphocytes
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How large are the structures in this image?
Lymphocytes - small, 5 microns
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List three properties of the structures in this image
Contain little cytoplasm - dormant and not fully differentiated
They are metabolically active
They contain minimal Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
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Name the main 2 types of epithelia and their main properties and functions
Epithelium functions as a barrier
Simple:
- single layer
- absorption and secretion
Stratified:
- multi-layered
- protection
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What epithelium is shown in this image?
Simple columnar
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What are the main properties differentiating this epithelium from other types?
Simple columnar:
- taller than wide
- oval nucleus
- often microvilli or cilia at the apical membrane
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Where would you expect to find this type of epithelia?
In gut enterocytes and respiratory tract
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Where would you find this epithelium?
Intestines (intestinal epithelium)
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How would you differentiate between the epithelium of small and large intestines?
Large has more goblet cells
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What does this epithelium show?
Enterocytes with goblet cells and microvilli on the apical surface
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What is the role of the basement membrane?
It provides a permeability barrier between epithelium and connective tissue
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What is the brush border?
Microvilli on the apical surface
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What is the function of the brush border?
Increases surface area
Attachment of exo-enzymes
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What stain was used on this slide?
Periodic Acid Schiff and Haematoxylin
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What does this slide show?
Microvilli/Intestinal Epithelium
Microvilli w/ carbohydrate-rich glycocalyx
Goblet cells and basement membrane rich in hexose
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Which stain was used in this slide?
H&E and Alcian Blue
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What kind of epithelium does this slide show?
Ciliated simple columnar with golbet cells and cilia
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Where can you find this type of epithelium?
Ciliated simple columnar:
- nose
- larynx
- bronchial tree
- fallopian tubes
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How big are cilia and how do they move?
2 microns
Move by tubulin and dynein
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What kind of epithelium does this slide show?
Cuboidal epithelium
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What are the main properties of cuboidal epithelium?
square
round nucleus
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Where would you expect to find this type of epithelium?
Ducts of exocrine organs - sweat glands, salivary and pancreas
Kidney tissue
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What kind of epithelium does this slide show?
Simple squamous (serosa)
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Where would you expect to find this type of epithelium?
Simple squamous:
- Outer surface of most thoracic and abdominal organs
- Lining pleular and peritoneal cavities
- Air sacs of lungs (alveoli)
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What are the main properites of squamous epithelium?
Flattened (plate-like)
Cylindrical/Elliptical nuclei at base of cell
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What does this image show?
Alveoli - the air-blood barrier
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What does the septa of the air-blood barrier consist of and how thick is it usually?
capillaries covered up by simple squamous epithelium, usually 1 micron thick
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What is the overall thickness of the air-blood barrier?
5-10 microns
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What does the air-blood barrier consist of?
2x capillary endothelial cells
2 x Type 1 pneumocytes and capillary lumen
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What kind of epithelium is shown in this image?
Stratified squamous
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Where can you find this type of epithelium?
Stratified squamous:
- mouth
- throat
- oesophagus
- anus
- vagina
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How are cells replaced in stratified squamous epithelium?
There is a basal layer of stem cells (mitosis capable)
Cells are replaced from below
Dead cells are sloughed off from the top
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What are the two sub-types of stratified squamous epithelium?
Keratinising and non-keratinising
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What kind of epithelium is shown on this slide?
Keratinised squamous epithelium
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Where can you find this type of epithelium?
Keratinised squamous:
In the epidermis
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How is the keratin layer in keratinised epithelia formed?
upper layers synthesise a unique collection of proteins
upper layers interact with the cytoskeleton of the cell
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What is keratin and what are its main properties?
Dense protein that filld the cytoplasm of cells
It’s tough and waterproof
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What is present at the boundary between the living cells and the keratin layer?
A layer with blue keratohyaline granules
Stratum Granulosum
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Are there stem cells in keratinised stratified squamous epithelium? If so, where?
Yes, at the basal layers
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What kind of epithelium can you see in this slide?
Pseudostratified
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What are the main properties of pseudostratified epithelium?
Appears multilayered but every cell touches basement membrane - flattens when stretched
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Where would you expect to find this type of epithelium?
trachea and bronchi (and urinary tract)
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What kind of epithelium lines the urinary tract?
Specialised urothelium - pseudostratified