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Which stain was used on this slide?

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Alcian Blue

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What is Alcian Blue commonly used to stain

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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) rich things

Mucous

Mast Cells

Cartilage

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Which stain was used on this slide?

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Eosin

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What is Eosin commonly used to stain and what substances are stained pink?

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Colloidal proteins

Plasma

Basic/acidophilic substances (also called eosinophilic)

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What stain was used on this slide?

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Iron Haematoxylin

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What is Iron Haematoxylin commonly used to stain?

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Nuclei and elastic fibres (black)

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Which stain was used on this slide?

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Periodic Acid Schiff

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What is Periodic Acid Schiff commonly used to stain?

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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?

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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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BLOOD FILMS

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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Haematoxylin

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What is Haematoxylin commonly used to stain? What structures are stain blue in general

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Nuclei and RNA

Basophilic Structures = blue

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What stain was used on this slide?

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Silver Stain

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What is shown on this slide?

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Neurons

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How big are neurons?

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large - 26-60 microns

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How many dendritic processes do neurons normally have? Can you see all of them?

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1-5

No because of the slide thickness

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List two properties of the structures in the image

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Neurons - metabolically active and fully differentiated

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What does this slide show?

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Lymphocytes

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How large are the structures in this image?

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Lymphocytes - small, 5 microns

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List three properties of the structures in this image

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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

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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?

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Simple columnar

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What are the main properties differentiating this epithelium from other types?

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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?

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In gut enterocytes and respiratory tract

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Where would you find this epithelium?

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Intestines (intestinal epithelium)

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How would you differentiate between the epithelium of small and large intestines?

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Large has more goblet cells

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What does this epithelium show?

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Enterocytes with goblet cells and microvilli on the apical surface

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What is the role of the basement membrane?

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It provides a permeability barrier between epithelium and connective tissue

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What is the brush border?

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Microvilli on the apical surface

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What is the function of the brush border?

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Increases surface area

Attachment of exo-enzymes

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What stain was used on this slide?

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Periodic Acid Schiff and Haematoxylin

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What does this slide show?

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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?

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H&E and Alcian Blue

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What kind of epithelium does this slide show?

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Ciliated simple columnar with golbet cells and cilia

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Where can you find this type of epithelium?

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Ciliated simple columnar:

  • nose
  • larynx
  • bronchial tree
  • fallopian tubes
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How big are cilia and how do they move?

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2 microns

Move by tubulin and dynein

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What kind of epithelium does this slide show?

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Cuboidal epithelium

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What are the main properties of cuboidal epithelium?

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square

round nucleus

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Where would you expect to find this type of epithelium?

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Ducts of exocrine organs - sweat glands, salivary and pancreas

Kidney tissue

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What kind of epithelium does this slide show?

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Simple squamous (serosa)

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Where would you expect to find this type of epithelium?

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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?

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Flattened (plate-like)

Cylindrical/Elliptical nuclei at base of cell

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What does this image show?

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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?

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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?

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5-10 microns

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What does the air-blood barrier consist of?

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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?

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Stratified squamous

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Where can you find this type of epithelium?

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Stratified squamous:

  • mouth
  • throat
  • oesophagus
  • anus
  • vagina
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How are cells replaced in stratified squamous epithelium?

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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?

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Keratinising and non-keratinising

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What kind of epithelium is shown on this slide?

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Keratinised squamous epithelium

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Where can you find this type of epithelium?

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Keratinised squamous:

In the epidermis

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How is the keratin layer in keratinised epithelia formed?

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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?

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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?

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A layer with blue keratohyaline granules

Stratum Granulosum

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Are there stem cells in keratinised stratified squamous epithelium? If so, where?

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Yes, at the basal layers

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What kind of epithelium can you see in this slide?

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Pseudostratified

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What are the main properties of pseudostratified epithelium?

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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?

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trachea and bronchi (and urinary tract)

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What kind of epithelium lines the urinary tract?

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Specialised urothelium - pseudostratified

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How can you distinguish stratified epithelium from pseudostratified?

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In pseudo:

  • all cells are in contact with the basement membrane
  • cells replaced by lateral migration rather than vertical
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What are cell junctions and what are the three main types?

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Attachments between adjacent cells, bound tightly together to prevent macromolecule or fluid movement

Desmosomes, tight (adherent) and gap junctions

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What does this slide show?

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How do glands develop?

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They have an epithelial origin - develop as ingrowths

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What is the role of ducts in glands

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They connect the exocrine glands to the surface for product secretion

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What types of things can be secreted by these structures?

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Glands:

fluids, lubricants and enzymes

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How could you distinguish between mucus and serous glands?

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Mucus - separate acini from serous, occasionally mixed; are pale and contain a flattened nucleus at base of cell

Serous - are dark and contain round nuclei

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What is the role of collagen/elastin?

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It provides an extracellular fibre scaffold

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What is collagen/elastin synthesised from?

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Fibroblasts

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What is GAG and where is it synthesised?

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Glycosaminoglycans - hydrophilic polysaccharide polymer in connective tissue matrix

Synthesised in epithelial cells, muscle, cartilage and bone

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List examples of fibrous connective tissue

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collagen

elastin

reticulin

(black lines with silver stain)

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What are the main types of connective tissue?

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Fibrous

Loose irregular

Dense irregular

Dense regular

Fatty

(can also be soft or hard)

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Describe the appearance of loose irregular connective tissue

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few visible fibres with random orientation

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Describe the appearance of dense irregular connective tissue

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large number of fibres with only a little matrix, long, go in many directions

fibres stain pink and can contain fibroblasts (w/ dark nuclei) alongside

fibres not uniform thickness

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Describe the appearance of dense regular connective tissue

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large number of fibres in thick, long, parallel bundles of collagen

fibroblasts inbetween layers

compact and regular

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Describe the appearance of fatty connective tissue

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Mainly fat cells with intervening capillaries

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What type of connective tissue is present in this slide?

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Dense irregular

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Where would you expect to find this type of connective tissue?

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Dense irregular: dermis of scalp

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Are dense irregular connective tissue fibres intra- or extracellular?

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Extracellular

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What tissue can be seen in this slide?

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Dense regular connective tissue

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Is dense regular connective tissue collagen elastric or contractile?

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Describe the structure of collagen

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Overlapping linear strands of tropocollagen arranged to fibrins extracellularly

Overlapping gives rise to banding

3 linear polypeptide chains of tropocollagen in an alpha helix

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How is tropocollagen secreted?

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From fibroblasts

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Where can you find Type 1 collagen?

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Skin, bone, teeth and organ capsules

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Where can you find type 2 collagen?

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Where can you find type 3 collagen?

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liver, kidney, spleen, arteries and uterus

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Where can you find type 4 collagen?

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Basement membranes

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Where can you find type 5 collagen?

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What connective tissue lines the penis erectile compartment?

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Dense irregular - forms a capsule/sheath

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What kind of stain was used in this slide?

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Silver stain

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What kind of collagen is present in this slide?

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Reticulin - type 3 collagen

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How can you distinguish between type 1 and type 3 collagen?

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Type 1 has coarser elements whereas type 3 has a fine framework

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How can you distinguish reticulin from other types of collagen?

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reticulin forms branches fibres, most colalgens form linear fibres

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What is the function of reticulin?

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it helps to maintain the shape and integrity of many organs by extracellular fibres

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This is a slide of a large elastic artery

Describe what can be seen on this slide?

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Microfibres of fibrillin set in amorphous matrix of elastin

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How are these fibres arranged?

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elastic - in fine fibres or sheets

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Which stain was used in this slide?

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Van Gieson’s trichrome

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This slide is stained with Van Gieson’s trichrome, what can be seen on this slide in dark brown staining?

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Elastic fibres

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Which type of connective tissue can be seen on this slide?

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Adipose tissue

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What are the two types of adipose tissue?

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White and brown

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Which of the fatty tissues is more abundant?

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In adults: white

In new-borns: brown

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Describe the appearances of white and brown fatty tissue

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White:

  • large cells with a single fat droplet
  • 60 microns
  • usually alongside capillaries

Brown:

  • multi-locular - multiple droplets of fat per cell
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What is the function of brown fatty tissue?

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Generation of heat via fat oxidation

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What is the function of white fatty tissue?

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Protection of vital organs and energy store (insulation and packing)

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Where can you find brown fatty tissue in an adult?

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chest and shoulder blade

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Which cells produce myelin for nerves?

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CNS - oligodendrocytes

PNS - Schwann cells

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Name structures A, B, C and D

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A. schwann cell nucleus

B. axon with myelin sheath

C. unmyelinated axon

D. myelin sheath

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How many Schwann cells are there per 1 axon?

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Myelinated: 1

Unmyelinated: several

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How do unmyelinated axons differ from myelinated?

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Myelinated usualy larger with increased velocity of conduction

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What are the characteristics of myelin and sphingomyelin?

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Myelin: membranous, bilipid, proteins inserted between layers

Sphingomyelin - predominantly phospholipid

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What is a mesaxon?

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Where 2 limbs of schwann/oligo around axon fuse

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What does this slide show?

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Peripheral nerves with mixed motor and sensory axons surrounded by Schwann cells

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What can be seen between the axons?

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a connective tissue network of fibres and cells:

endoneurium, perineurium and exoneurium

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How can you distinguish between fibroblasts and Schwann cells?

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Fibroblasts have a flattened nucleus, schwann have a round nucleus

119
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Which stain was used in this slide?

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Osmium Tetroxide

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What does this slide show?

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A trasverse section of an isolated peripheral nerve

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What happens to the myelin sheath during processing with osmium tetroxide? What colour does it appear?

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The lipids get extracted but myelin sheath becomes insoluble

Brown/black

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What does a nerve fibre consist of?

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Many axons, with perineurium

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What does a peripheral nerve consist of?

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Many nerve fibres, with epineurium

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Which stain was used in this slide?

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Osmium Tetroxide

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What does this slide show? What is the arrow pointing to?

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A longitudinal section through an isolated peripheral nerve

The arrow is pointing towards the Node of Ranvier

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What is the Node of Ranvier?

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A constriction - boundary between one Schwann cell and the next

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What is the speed of conduction for myelinated and myelinated axons? Which one has a larger diameter?

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Myelinated - 10-100 m/s

Unmyelinated - 1-20 m/s

Mylinated has a diameter (100x larger)

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What does the image show?

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An electron micrograph of a synapse

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What does a synapse contain?

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A large number of neuro-secretory vesicles at the presynaptic space

130
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What kind of stain was used in this slide?

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Silver stain

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What does the slide show?

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A nerve cell body

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Where can you find nerve cell bodies?

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in CNS or in discrete ganglia close to the spinal cord

in parasympathetic nervous system with clusters close to the organ innervated

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Why do neurons stain heavily with silver stain?

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Silver stain has an affinity for cytoskeleton of cells, neurons have a developed cytoskeleton

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What do the oval shapes in the centre of the cell body in the slide show?

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The pale, outer oval is the nucleus but nucleolus inside this is black

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How does the developed cytoskeleton aid nerves?

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It’s made up of microfilaments (tubulin and dynein) which aids in axonal transport of vesicles

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What are the different types of neurons and how many processes do they have?

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Unipolar - sensory

Bipolar - interneurons

Multipolar - motor neurons

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Which stain was used in this slide?

138
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What does this slide show?

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Sensory cell bodies at the dorsal root ganglion (but realistically all you need to know is that these are sensory cell bodies)

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What are the main features of this cell body?

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Sensory:

  • large
  • one axon
  • one major dendrite
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How would you distinguish between a sensory nerve cell body and motor nerve cell body?

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Sensory appears more rounded

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What is Nissl substance and what is its function?

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alternative name for rough endoplasmic reticulum

synthesis of proteins for export from cell or inclusion in membrane

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What are satellite cells and what is their function?

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cells around a nerve cell body

they play a supportive role - supply neuron with nutrients and growth factors

143
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GI/Liver

What kind of epithelium is present in the mouth (lips to palatoglossal folds)?

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Stratified Squamous Non-Keratinising epithelium

144
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GI/Liver

Which kind of epithelium is present in the oropharynx?

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Stratified Squamous Non-Keratinising epithelium

145
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GI/Liver

What does this slide show?

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Lip mucosa - Stratified squamous non-keratinising epithelium

146
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GI/Liver

What connective tissue is present in this sub-mucosa?

A

Collagen and elastin

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What is present in the deeper layers of lips?

A

glands and striated skeletal muscle

148
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How are the lips kept moist?

A

By numerous small blood vessels in the sub-mucosa

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What does this slide show?

A

The transition from stratified squamous non-keratinising epithelium of the lips to stratified squamous keratinising epithelium of the skin

150
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What is this slide showing?

151
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GI/Liver

What are Fordyce’s spots?

A

Sebaceous glands that open to surface of lip (rather than hair follicles)

152
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GI/Liver

What is the red arrow pointing to? Where found you find this on the lip?

A

Hair follicle

Found on keratinised surface of the lip

153
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GI/Liver

What does this slide show?

154
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GI/Liver

What epithelium/a is present in this structure?

A

Tongue:

Dorsal surface - stratified squamous keratinising (constant abrasion)

Ventral surface - stratified squamous non-keratinising

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GI/Liver

What structures can be found within the tongue?

A

Extrinsic muscle fibres

Intrinsic muscle fibres

Mixed sero-mucous salivary glands

Lymph nodules

156
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GI/Liver

Where can you find most lymph nodules in the tongue?

A

In the lingual tonsils; posterior 1/3

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GI/Liver

What is shown in this slide?

A

Upper surface of the tongue

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GI/Liver

What type of epithelium is in this slide?

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Stratified squamous keratinising epithelium

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