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Histology- SUGER Flashcards

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How many nephrons are there in the kidney?

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1million per nephron

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What are the areas of the kidney?

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The cortex medulla and pelvis

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What does the cortex look like under the microscome?

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Glomeruli and DCT and PCT

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What are medullary ray?

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Loops of henle that are alligned in the cortex

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What does the renal medulla look like /

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There are lots of loops of henle they are radially orientated so can be cut in odd ways, thre are also blood vessels

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What does the glomerulus look like?

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a bulb of small cells with a space around it

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What are mesangial cells?

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Suport cells of the glomerulus

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What type of capillaries are in the glomerulus?

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convoluted fenestrated capillaries

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how can the basement membrane be seen easily?

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PAS shows it

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What is the basement membrane like in the glomerulus?

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Basement membrane of the capillary which is fused with the endothelial and podocytes

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What are the areas of basement mebrane?

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Lamina lucida and lamina densa

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What are macula densa?

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Cells of the DCT the measure

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What is macula densa used for?

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Glomerulotubular feedback based on sodiu reabsorpion which changes the flow through the blood vessels

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What does PCT look like?

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Simple cuboidal epithelium central round nucleu brush border of microvilli, dark pink cytoplasm from mitochondria.

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What does the loop of henle look like?

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Thin areas are simple squamous and thick low cuboidal suplied by vasa recta

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What does the DCT look like?

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Low cuboidal scanty microvilli mitochondria

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What does the collecting duct look like?

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Cuboidal epithelium, Plumper epithelium large round nuclei

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What are the two types of cells on the collecting duct?

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The principal cells and intercallated alpha and beta

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19
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What is aquaporin 2

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protein used in loosing

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What is the blood supplu to kidney?

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Renal arteryL1 segmental artereis, interlobar then arcuate arteries interlobular arteries then afferent arteriole

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What happens to blood vessles after the glomerulus

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efferent arterioles peritubular capillaries and into medula casa recta into renal veins and then IVC

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22
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What is urothelium?

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It is in renal pelvis ureter urethra and bladder

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What does urothelium look like?

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Complex it is sttratified. has a single layer of umbrella cells with tight junctions to be waterproof. uner this there is a pseudostratifed layer basal layr of cuboidal cells

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24
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What structure are the ueters?

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They are muscular with urothelium

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25
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What is the arrangement of muscle of ureter?

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Inner layer is longditudinal and outer circular

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What are the layers of the bladder?

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urothelium lamina propria, muscuaris mucosa submucosa muscularis propria subserosa and serosa

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27
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How any layers are in bladder muscle?

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3

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28
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How long is the femal urethra?

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4-5cm long

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what is the epithelium of the urethra like

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Proximaly urothelium distally squamous

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30
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How long is the male urethra?

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20cm

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31
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Wat are the three sections of the male urethra?

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prostatic membranous and penile

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32
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What is the prostatic urethra like?

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urothelium

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33
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What is the membranous urethra like?

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urothelium

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34
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What is the penile urethra like?

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pseudostratifies proxiamlly, stratifies quamous distally

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35
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What is the average weight of he testis?

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15-19g

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36
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What are the three layers of covering of the testis?

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Tunica vaginalis mesothelial cells

tunica albuginea, collagen fibres with some fibroblasts, myocytes and nerve firbes

tunica vasuclosa that contains blood vessels and lymphatics

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37
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What is the passage of sperm?

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Seminiferous tubules straight tubest rete testis to efferent tucts and eppiddimis then into the vas defferens past ejaculatory duct then into urethra into prostate

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38
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How many lobules are thre in the testis?

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250

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39
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What cells are in the seminiferous tubule?

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Sertoli cells, germ cells

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40
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What are sertoli cells?

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Columnar cells in BM they support the sperm development they have distinct nucleolus

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41
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What is an axoneme?

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helps spermmotility it is like a tail

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42
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Where are leydig cells?

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Around the intersitium of the seminiferous tubules

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43
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What is epithelium of rete testis?

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Simple squamous or low columnar epithelium

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44
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How many efferent ducts can there be?

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12-25

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45
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How long is the epididius?

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5m but around 4-5cm

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46
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What is the epithelium of the epididymis?

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Thick BM tall columnar long atypical cilia

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47
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What is the structure of the vas defferens?

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30-4-cm long distal is enlarged to form the ampulla lined with pseudostratified columnar epithelium comprising of columnar and basal cells 3 layered muscle wall

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What is the weight of the prostate?

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20g

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49
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What does the prostate surround?

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The bladder neck and prostatic urethra

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50
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What are the lobes of the prostate?

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Anterior middle posterior and lateral x2

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51
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What are the zones of the prostate?

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Peripheral and central zone

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52
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What is the composition of prostatic tissue?

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Large primary small secondary ducts and acini with convoluted edges

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53
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What are the seminal vesicles?

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Paired coiled glands, it empties into ejaculatory duct, it has tall non-cilliated columnar epithelium vacuoles and lipofucin

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54
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What is the most exterior layer of the ovary?

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There is a layer of peritoneum

55
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What is the moust outer layer of the ovary itelf?

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The turnica albuginea

56
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What is the ovarian cortex?

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The spindle stroma cells in whorls pattern which have follicles and leutinised cells

57
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What is the ovarian medulla like?

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It has loose fibroelastic tissue with blood vessels lymphatics and nerves and the rete ovarii at the hilum

58
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What is a primordial follicle?

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At periphery if cortex, resting oocyte and surrounding squamous granulosa cells

59
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What is a primary follicle?

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primordial cells that have become FSH stimuated. THe granulosa becomes columnar/ cuboidal and the oocyte enlarges and stromal cells become a connective tissue sheath and the zona pellucida forms directly around the oocyte

60
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What is a secondary follicle?

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Forationof antrum which are full of fluid, the stroma develops theca interna and theca externa internal sectrete oestrogen around the granulosa layer

61
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What is a Graafian folicle?

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A mature folicle has a thick zona pellucida, granulosa around the oocyte the corona radiata witha basal lamina and theca interna and externa there is now a small stalk on the inside of the antrum which has the egg

62
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What is the cumulus ouufus?

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the stem of granulosa cells that supports the ovum in the antrum

63
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What is the corpus luteum?

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Follicle converts into corpus luteum leutinisation(enlarge lipid cytoplasm) of the granlosa and theca cels occurs the secrete progesterone and oestroge.

64
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What happens t corpus of leutium if pregnancy doesnt ocur?

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Becomes corpus albicans cells regress and forms fibrous tissue

65
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What is the structure of the fallopian tubes?

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They have branching folds, 2 cell types secretory and cilliated epitelial, there is an inner circular muscle and outer longditudinal layer. then serosa

66
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What are the parts of the fallopian tube?

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Intramural inise uterine walls, isthmus thick walled ampulla that is expanded and infundibulum that opens into peritoneum and has fimbrae

67
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What are the two layers of the uterus?

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The endometrium has stratum basalsi which is notaffected by hormones or lost
The stratum spongiousum that is menstruated

68
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What are the phases of the menstrual cycle in the endometrium?

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Proliferative phases from oestrogen stimulation
secretory phase under progesterone ation early mid and late
menstrual

69
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What are the signs of endometrium in proliferative phase?

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Straight proliferating glands with mitotic activity no luminal secretions ans stromal cells are spindled and compact

70
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What is early secretory phase like?

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sub-nuclear glycogen vacuoles

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What is mid secretory phase like?

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vacuoles above and below nucleus intraluminal secretions appear the glands becoe more rounded and oedema

72
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What is late secretory phase like?

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elongated saw toothed glands more secretions spiral arterioles and decidual change

73
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What is menstrual secretory phaase like?

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withdrawn progesterone get stromal haemorrhage and granulocytes glandular fragmentation

74
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what is the structure of the myometrium/

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3 ill defined layer

75
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What are the areas of the cervix/

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The endocervix ectocervix junction is simplecolumnar to stratified can be at os

76
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What is the vagina like?

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The mucosa nonkeratinising stratifed squamouswith elastic fibres and rich cascular network, muscualar wall and adventitia

77
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What are bartholin’s glands?

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Tubulalveolar glands with mucous secreting alveoli

78
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What are minor vestibular glands?

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Simple tubuar glands lined by mucus- secreting epithelium

79
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What are the functions of the skin?

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Barrier to infection, waterproofing, thermoregulation, protect from trauma, protect against UV- light, vitamin D synthesis sensation

80
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What is the epitdermis?

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it is an epithelial layer, it has stratum basale single layer of cells

81
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What is the stratum basal of the epidermis?

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The single layer of cells that lies on the basement membrane of the epidermmis it has stem cells, pigment making melanocytes, basal epithelial cells that are the stem cells

82
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What are melanocytes?

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There are quite a lot they synthesis melanin to increase provide keratinocytes with the pigment using melanosomes in respones to MSH and ACTH

83
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What determines colour of skin?

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The type and amount of melanin produced by the cells

84
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What is the stratum spinosum?

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Main layer of epidermis that has intercellular adhesions and langahans cells wich are antigen recognition and merkel cells that are sensory

85
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What is the stratum spinosum?

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Main layer of epidermis that has intercellular adhesions and langahans cells wich are antigen recognition and merkel cells that are sensory prickly from desmosomes

86
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What is the stratum granulosum?

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Flatterned squames eosinophillic cytoplasm and has granules of keratochyline. where they begin to keratinise

87
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What is the stratum corneum?

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Acellular layer with plates of keratin and have dead cells it is thick at sites of abrasion

88
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What are epidermal adnexae?

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Downgrowths of epidermis into dermis such as hair follicles sebaceous glands eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands

89
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What is the purpose of sebaceous glands?

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produces sebeceaous secretions which lubricate and waterproof hairs by holocrie secretion

90
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Where are apocrine glands fond?

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Around anus, genitals and armpits and ear wax

91
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What are appocrine glands?

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The acompay hair follicles, and are simle coiled tubular glands may produce pheromones apocrine secretion

92
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What are eccrine glands?

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Thin watery secretion they are eveywhere they are coiled tubes that are 2 cells thick with an inner secretory and outer myoepithelial cells

93
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What shape is the dermo-epidermal junctions?

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Wobbly with rete pegs to allow for good connection

94
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What are the areas of he dermis?

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The papillary dermis around rete pegs and the reticular dermis

95
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What is the dermis made of?

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Fibrous connective tissue, nerves and blood vessels, fibroblasts collagen sensory cells sensory cells

96
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What are meisner’s corpuscles?

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Unmyelenated nerve endidngs do fine touch often in hairless areas.

97
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What are pacinian corpusces?

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They are large encapsulated sensory receptors, vibration and tickle dep dermis centrel non myelinated nerve and lamellae

98
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Where is the subcutis?

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Below the dermis

99
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What is the subcutis?

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Insulation shock absorber and store of energy adipose and fibrovascular septa

100
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When does breast tissue change?

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At puberty and menopause

101
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What are the difference in males breast tissue?

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they oly have ducts

102
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What is breast tissue like?

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myoepithelial ducts and lobules set in fibroadipoe connective tissue ductes all empty at the nipple

103
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What is the arrangement of ducts and lobules of the breast?

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Lobules arranged around the terminal duct in a loose fibrous connective tissue

104
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What lines the ducts and lobules?

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Outer layer is myoepithelila layer inner is columnar that produces it

105
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What signifies that breast tissue is lactating?

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The presence of many vacuoles

106
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What are the common features of endocrine organs/

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all have glandular epithelium and all richly vascularised secrete a variety of hormones and are controlled by positive and negative feedback

107
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What is the posterior pituitary like?

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Neural tissue with axons and glial cells it stores and secretes Oxytocin and ADH/Vasopressin

108
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What is the anterior pituitary like?

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Nested epithelial pituicytes, richly vascular fibrous stroma several different types of piuicyte but cannot distinguish them on H&E

109
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What are the most common cell in the anterior pituitary?

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Somatotorphs that produce growth hormone

110
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What types of cells are there in the anterior pituitary?

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Somatotrophs, lactotrophs, corticotrophs, gonadotrops and thyrotrophs

111
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What is the second most common cell in the anterior pituitary?

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Lactotrophs

112
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What is the least common cell in the anterior pituitary?

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Thyrotrophs then gonadotrphs

113
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Where are most somatotrphs?

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In the lateral wings of the anterior pituitary

114
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What do lactotrophs look like?

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Polygonal wrap processes around the cells around them

115
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What do thyrotrophs look like?

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Angular chromophobes elongated cytoplasmic processes

116
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What shape are gonadotrophs?

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Round or oval shaped

117
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What are corticotrophs like?

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Round basophilic cells median of gland

118
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What is the name of the pituitary benign tuour?

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Pituitary adenoma

119
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What is the pineal gland?

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They produce malatonin when stimulated by autonomic nervous system, it gives brain sand they have eosinophillic and form rosettes

120
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What does the thyroid look like?

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it has pools of colloid and the follicular epithelial cells with a BM

121
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What doe thyroid cells look like?

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They have central round large nuclei

122
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Where are C cells?

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They are betwen the follicles that secret calcionin

123
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What are the parathyroid glands?

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On posterior surface of the thyroid

124
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What are the cells of the parathyroid?

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There are chief cells oxyphils and adipocytes

125
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What are the chief cells of the parathyroid like?

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Polygonal small cytoplasm secrete PTH. how can parathyroid be distinguished from thryroid calcium oxalate are present in thyoid

126
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What are parathyrod oxyphil cells?

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They are large polygonal cells that increase with ageunknown function

127
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What are the structures in the endocrine pancreas?

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Islets of langerhans they are balls of cells and have a fibrous capsule

128
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What cells are in the pancreas?

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Beta cells, Alpha cells, delta cells and PPcells

129
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What does the endocrine pancreas secrete?

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Beta do insuling, alpha glucagon, delta do somato statin and PPcells pancreatic polypeptide

130
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What are the layers of the adrenal cortex?

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Zona Glomerulosa, Zona Fasciculata, Zona reticularis

131
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What does the Zona glomerulosa look like and do?

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It secretes Aldosterone a mineralocorticoid. It has a thin layer of small cells and vculated cytoplasm

132
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What does Zona fasiculata do?

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it produces cortisol and it is the most prominent layer. it is almost clear cytoplsm and is the most prominent layer Glucocortioids

133
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What does the Zona reticularis secrete?

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Inner most columns of polyconal cells secretes androgenic hormones

134
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What is the adrenal medulla like?

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it has large polyhedral cells and produces adrenalin and noradrenalin

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