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Histology Stains Flashcards

1
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basic dye carries what charge

A

positive

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2
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basic dye binds what charge

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negative

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3
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basophilic molecules bind to

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basic dyes

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4
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three examples of basic dyes

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methylene blue
toludine blue
hematoxylin

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5
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nucleic acids

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basophilic

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6
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nuclei

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basophilic

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7
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nucleoli

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basophilic

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8
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ribosomes

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basophilic

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9
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glycoaminoglycans

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basophilic

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10
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acidic dyes carry what charge

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negative

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11
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acidic dyes bind to what charge

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positive

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12
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molecules that acidic dyes bind to are

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eosinophilic or acidophilic

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13
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5 examples of acidic dyes

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eosin 
aniline blue
orange G
picric acid 
acid fuchsin
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14
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collagen

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eosinophilic

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15
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keratin

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eosinophilic

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16
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hemoglobin

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eosinophilic

17
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muscle proteins

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eosinophilic

18
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describe metachromasia

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shift in normal color that a dye would be (from blue to purple) in presence of polyanionic substances - super high charge - these molecules polymerize the dye molecules

19
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examples of toluidine blue metachromasia

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mast cell granules (heparin and sulfated proteoglycans)

cartilage extracellular matrix (chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans)

20
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what is a Romanovsky type stain

A

a mix of acidic and basic dyes

21
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examples of Romanovsky stains

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Wright Stain, Giemsa, Diffquick

22
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what are romanovsky stains typically used for

A

blood smears and cytology

23
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what is Periodic Acid Shift

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used to identify CARBS
adjacent glycol linkages
shows: mucus, glycogen, glycocalyx, polysaccarides in basement membranes, fungal cell walls

24
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what is Silver Impregnation

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looks for reticular fibers and nerve fibers
target stains black
fungi and spirochetes, type III collagen
neurofibrils, basement membrane, golgi

25
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what is Elastic Fiber (types and what is does)

A

aldehyde fuchsin, Verhoeff- Van Gieson, Orcein, Weigerts elastin
elastic fibers- stain black

26
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what is Trichrome Stain

A

connective tissue
smooth muscle form extracellular collagen
collagen from nerve components
(which are usually hard to distinguish with an H&E stain)
collagen will appear blue green and cytoplasm red/orange to red/lilac

27
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Acid Fast Stain

A

organisms with host cell reactions

background will be green with magenta bacteria

28
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a mitochondria with H&E will appear

A

grainy eosinophilic

29
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an rER with Romanovsky

A

blue tinge

30
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Golgi with H&E or Romanovsky

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appears as a pale empty zone

31
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histones with H&E

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blue

32
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melanin with H&E, with Wright/Romanovsky

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brown / dark-green-gray

33
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hemosiderin with H&E , with Prussian Blue

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yellow/brown, blue/green

34
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Prussian Blue stains for

A

Fe, turns blue

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