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Structure and Function Test 1 > Histology Practical > Flashcards

Histology Practical Flashcards

1
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Formation of new cartilage from existing perichondrium

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Appositional growth

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2
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Growth within the cartilage mass

-chondrocytes that are still capable of cell division form isogenous groups (cell nest)

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Interstitial growth

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Found in the nose, larynx, respiratory track, costal ribs, and articular cartilage of synovial joints

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Hyaline cartilage

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Appears more opaque and yellow than hyaline cartilage

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Elastic Cartilage

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Has larger and more abundant chondrocytes and less matrix than yaline cartilage

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Elastic cartilage

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Which types of cartilage have NO perichondrium?

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Fibrocartilage and Articular Hyaline cartilage

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7
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Has cells in lacunae alligned in rows

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Fibrocartilage

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8
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Unlike other cartilage types, fibrocartilage matrix is made up of a dense network of

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Collagen I (acidophilic matrix)

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9
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Cartilage is nourished via

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Diffusion

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10
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Bone is nourished via

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Blood vessels

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11
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In an H and E stain, cartilage stains

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Basophilic (blue)

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12
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In an H and E stain, bone stains

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Eosinophilic (red)

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13
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What are the three connective tissue layers surrounding peripheral nerves?

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Endoneurium, perineurium, epineurium

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14
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Surrounds a single axon and its Schwann cell covering

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Endoneurium

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15
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What type of collagen does the endoneurium contain?

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Type III

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16
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1-3 cell layers thick of dense CT which are contractile and contian actin

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Perineurium

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Surrounds individual axon bundles of fascicles to form a semipermeable barrier

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Perineurium

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18
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Surrounds many axon bundles and fills the spaces between them

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Epineurium

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19
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Consists of dense irregular CT and contains blood vessels that supply the nerves

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Epineurium

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20
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In unmeylinated axons in the PNS, Schwann cells encase the axons but do not

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Wrap around them to form a myelin sheeth

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21
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Cytoplasm of the Schwann cell can be seen around the

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Individual unmyleinated axon in the PNS

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22
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Unmyelinated axons in the CNS are not surrounded by

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Oligodendrocytes

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23
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The only way to tell the location of a myelinated axon is to look at the

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Unmyelinated ones

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24
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What are some differences between PNS fibers and Smooth muscle?

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PNA has uneven distribution of various types of nuclei and very wavy and frothy

-blood vessels usually not seen

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25
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A cluster of nerve cells located in the peripheral nervous system

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Ganglia

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26
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Sensory neurons are classified as

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Pseudounipolar

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27
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Have large spherical neurons and a centrally located nucleus

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Sensory ganglia

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28
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Have nucleus at one side of the neuron, few satellite cells at periphery of neurons and few nerve fibers around the nucleus

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Autonomic (sypathetic) Ganglion

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29
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Have many satellite cells surrounding the cell body

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Sensory ganglia

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30
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Increases surface area of dendrite

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Dendrite spine

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31
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Striated with peripheral nuclei and surrounded by a basal lamina and satellite cells

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Skeletal muscle

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32
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The orderly arrangement of actin and myosin in a sarcomere are responsible for the

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Banding pattern observed under EM and LM

33
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Visible ONLY at the EM level

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Myofilaments

34
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Made up of many myofilaments and surrounded by a sarcoplasmic reticulum

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Myofibril

35
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The cross section of the myofibril is visible at the LM level and it appears as

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Dots

36
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The longitudinal section of a myofilament is visible only at the

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EM level

37
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Made up of many myofibrils and surrounded by an endomysium

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Myofiber

38
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Made up of many myofibers and surrounded by a perimysium

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Fascicle

39
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Made up of many fascicles and surrounded by epimysium

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Muscle

40
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Surrounds each myofibers

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Endomysium

41
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Surrounds each fascicle

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Perimysium

42
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Surrounds many fascicles

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Epimysium

43
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Myofibrils are made up of many myofilaments and surrounded by the

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

44
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Made up of actin (thin filaments) and myosin (thick filaments) arranged in an orderly manner

A

Myofilaments

45
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A sarcomere, the contractile unit of muscle, extends from

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Z-disc to Z-disc

46
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Does not change shape during contractin

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A band

47
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Extends from the Z line to the M line and is closely associated with myosin

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Titin

48
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Generates passive tension through elastic tension when the sarcomere is stretched

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Titin

49
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Titin prevents

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Overstretching

50
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Extends from the Z band along the length of the actin filament

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Nebulin

51
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Acts as a template for the regulation of filament length

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Nebulin

52
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Intermediate filament which encircles the Z disk of each sarcomere and extends from one myofibril to the other and is anchored to the sarcolemma

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Desmin

53
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Facilitates the coordinated contraction of individual myofibrils by holding adjacent myofibrils together forming a supportive latticework and linking them to the sarcolemma

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Desmin

54
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Surrounded by a cell membrane (sarcolemma) and has peripheral nuclei

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Muscle cell

55
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Each muscle cell is surrounded by a thin layer of CT called the

A

Epimysium

56
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Thicker in skeletal muscle than in peripheral nerves

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Perineurium at myotendon junction

57
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Located at every A-I junction

A

T-tubule

58
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Provides rapid transmission of the surface membrane excitation

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T-tubule

59
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SER expansions that release and store Ca2+ via a voltage sensitive Ca2+ channel

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Terminal Cisterna

60
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The T-tubule and 2 terminal cisterna

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Triad

61
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In a myoneural junction, each nerve branch innervates a single

A

Muscle fiber

62
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Striated, short, branched fibers with 1 or 2 centrally located nuclei

A

Cardiac Muscle

63
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CT between cells of cardiac muscle is greater than in

-not as organized as skeletal muscle

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Skeletal muscle

64
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Cardiac muscle cells have T-tubules at

-EXCEPT when there is an intercalated disc

A

Z-lines

65
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Intercalated discs are specific cell to cell boundaries in cardiac muscle and contain

A
  1. ) Fasciae adherentes (transverse component)
  2. ) Desmosomes (Lateral component)
  3. ) Gap Junctions (Lateral component)
66
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In a cross section, cardiac muscle cells will exhibit a

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Variety of shapes

67
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Fascia adherens (transverse component) is made up of

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Actin filaments

68
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Spot desmosomes are made up of

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Intermediate filaments

69
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Modified myofibers found in clusters beneath the endocardium lining the two sides of the interventricular septum

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Purkinje fibers

70
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Large cells with pale cytoplasm due to glycogen content

-contain intercalated discs

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Purkinje fibers

71
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Function to conduct impulses to the ventricular myocytes

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Purkinje fibers

72
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Spindle shaped tapering cell with one centrally located nuclei and indistinguishable borders

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Smooth muscle

73
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Located at the ends of nucleus in smoothmuscle

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Perinuclear organelles

74
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Smooth muscles control involuntarily controlled contractions as sheets or bundles or cells due to

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Gap Junctions

75
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Invaginations of the plasma membrane in smooth mucle are called

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Caveolae

76
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Smooth muscle has no T-tubules and an underdeveloped SR. It contains cytoplasmic dense bodies that act as

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Z discs (myofilament attachment sites)

77
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Smooth muscle cells are surrounded by basallamina except at

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Gap junctions

78
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Found in sheets with very little CT between cells

A

Smooth muscle

79
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Nerve bundle between 2 muscle layers

A

Myenteric Plexus

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