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HIstology Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Chemical level of organization goes to what higher level of organization?

A

Cellular level

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2
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The cellular level of organization goes to what higher level of organization?

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Tissue level

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3
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The tissue level of organization goes to what higher level of organization?

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Organ level

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4
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The organ level of organization goes to what higher level of organization?

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Organ system level

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5
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The organ system level of organization goes to what higher level of organization?

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Organismal level

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6
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Are the heart and the blood vessels the same organ?

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No, they are separate.

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7
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How does light microscopy work?

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Specimens are examined via transillumination (i.e. light passing through the specimen to facilitate observation).

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8
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What are the two types of electron microscopy?

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Scanning and Transmission

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9
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What kind of pseudo images does a SEM create?

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Three dimensional

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10
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What kind of things can atomic force microscopy view?

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Molecular structures like DNA

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11
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What is resolving power/resolution?

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Defined as how far two objects must be separated from one another so that they can be distinguished as two distinct objects.

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12
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What is the resolving power of the human eye?

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0.2mm

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13
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What is the resolving power of a light microscope?

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0.2 micrometers

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14
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What is the resolving power of SEM

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2.5nm

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15
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What is the resolving power of TEM?

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0.05nm (theoretical)/ 1.0nm (tissue section)

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16
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What is the resolving power of atomic force microscopy?

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50.0 pm

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17
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What are five things resolution is dependent upon?

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1.optical system, 2.wavelength of light source, 3.specimen, 4.quality of fixation, 5.staining intensity

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18
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What does a TEM micrograph typically look like in terms of its color?

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Black and white

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19
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What is a structure found in micrographs that can be used for size reference as it is typically one size?

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A red blood cell

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20
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How large is a red blood cell?

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7.8 micrometers

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21
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What are the six steps involved in making a slide for light microscopy?

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1.acquisition of cells or tissue, 2.fixation, 3.processing, 4.embedding, 5.sectioning, 6.staining

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22
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What does “fixation” do when creating a light microscopy slide?

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This stops metabolism, kills bacteria and viruses, and helps harden the tissue.

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23
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What are three examples of chemicals used to “fix” tissues used in light microscopy?

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Formalin, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde

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24
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What do the fixing chemicals do to preserve the tissues?

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They cause cross-linking among the proteins which halts their activity.

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25
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What are the three steps involved during the processing step of tissue to be used in light microscopy?

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1.dehydration, 2.clearing, 3.infiltration

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26
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Explain the dehydration process of tissue used in microscopy slide preparation.

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The tissue will be submerged in a graded series of alcohol that removes water and replaces it with alcohol.

27
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Explain the clearing process of tissue used in microscopy slide preparation. Also what was the chemical discussed in class?

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This is a substance that makes the tissue sample more clear and also is miscible with the paraffin wax used later. The chemical discussed in class was xylene.

28
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Explain the embedding process used in microscopy slide preparation.

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The tissue is placed into a container that then has hot paraffin wax poured over it.

29
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What part of the specimen embedded in paraffin, will eventually be cut and put onto a slide?

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The surface of the tissue that is facing down.

30
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What is the machine used for sectioning and embedded specimen?

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a microtome

31
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What is still left on the specimen that will need to be removed before staining can occur?

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The remaining paraffin wax.

32
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How is the tissue prepared for staining?

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The tissue is moved from one organic solvent to the next until a stain can be added.

33
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Does the sample have to be prepared so that a cover slip can be glued to the slide?

34
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What are the three problems with the typical histological technique used to prepare tissues to be observed with a light microscope examination?

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1.time consuming, 2.the solvents used dissolve lipids, 3.shrinkage of tissues

35
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What can be used to reduce the time needed to prepare a light microscopy slide?

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Use a cryostat.

36
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How does a cryostat work?

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Liquid nitrogen is used in a process that freezes a sample so that it can be cut right away.

37
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Does fixing happen when a cryostat is used?

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No, proteins can still function.

38
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What is a solution to the issue of solvents dissolving lipids in tissue samples?

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Double fixation

39
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What is double fixation and what are the chemicals used?

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First, fixation with glutaraldehyde and then a second fixation with osmium tetroxide.

40
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What is osmium tetroxide?

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A heavy metal used in fixing tissue.

41
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What is a solution to hot paraffin wax shrinking tissue that it prepared for light microscopy slides?

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Embedding the tissue in resin/liquid plastic.

42
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What does osmium tetroxide stain and make visible?

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Plasma membranes

43
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What charge does an acidic dye have?

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Net negative charge

44
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What kind of charged tissue does an acidic dye bind to?

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Cationic cell/tissue components. These are acidophilus or eosinophilic.

45
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What are three examples of acidic dyes?

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Eosin, orange G, and acid fuchsin

46
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What are some examples of tissue that acidic dyes will stain?

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MItochondria, secretory granules, collagen fibers (as well as other secretory fibers), general cytoplasm, basement membrane

47
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Are more cellular tissues acidophilic or basophilic?

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Acidophilic, it is a less specific dye.

48
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What charge does a basic dye carry?

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A net positive charge, the bind to anionic tissues with a net negative charge.

49
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What are some examples of basic dyes?

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Toluidine blue, alacian, and methylene blue; hematoxylin, although not a basic dye acts like one.

50
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What are some examples of tissue that basic dyes will bind to?

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The negative phosphate group on DNA and RNA (cell nucleus, nucleoli, RNA-rich portions of the cytoplasm); the carboxyl groups of proteins; sulfate groups of cartilage matrix (GAGs)

51
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What color does hematoxylin dye tissue?

52
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What color does eosin dye tissue?

53
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What color does hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) dye tissue?

54
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Hematoxylin has an affinity to what organelle?

A

The nuclei

55
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Eosin has an affinity to what part of the cell?

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The cytoplasm

56
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What binds to molecules for use in fluorescence microscopy?

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DAPI binds to DNA and actin filaments and illuminates tissue.

57
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What are phase contrast microscopes good for viewing?

A

Cell cultures

58
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Why would you want to use phase contrast microscopy over bright field microscopy?

A

If we do not want to kill the specimen..

59
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What are the five steps involved in histochemistry and cytochemistry?

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1.section immersed in a solution of enzyme’s substrate, 2.enzyme acts on substrate, 3.section put in contrast with a marker compound, 4.marker compound reacts with molecule produced by enzymatic action on substrate, 5.final product (insoluble and visible by light or electron microscopy) precipitates over site

60
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What fixing process must be used in histochemistry and cytochemistry to that enzymes are still functional?

61
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What is immunohistochemistry used to view?

A

Specific macromolecules with tagged compound

62
Q

Approximately how many different types of cells are there in the human body?

63
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What is the plasma membrane composed of?

A

Phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins, and chains of oligosaccharides

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