HRP

Question 1

What is found in hyaline cartilage?

Answer 1

Chondrocytes in lacunae with matrix

Question 2

Recognise the histology of trabecular bone.

Answer 2

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Can see yellow bone marrow adipose tissue, osteoclasts, osteoblasts and osteocytes

Question 3

Recognise compact bone.

Answer 3

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Has osteons, Harversian canals in centre, osteocytes with cannaliculi and Volkman’s canals connecting osteons

Question 4

Recognise epiphyseal growth plate.

Answer 4

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Question 5

Recognise skeletal muscle.

Answer 5

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Question 6

Recognise cardiac muscle.

Answer 6

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Has intercalated discs with gab junctions and cross striations

Question 7

Recognise smooth muscle.

Answer 7

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No striations
Centrally situated cigar shaped nuclei

Question 8

Recognise nerve.

Answer 8

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Schwann cell, myelin sheath, axon, node of ranvier

Question 9

Recognise cross-sectional image of nerve with epineurium, perineurium and endoneurium.

Answer 9

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Question 10

Recognise lymph nodes.

Answer 10

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Lymph node follicle, trabecula, cortex, deep cortex

Question 11

What type of tissue is found in the respiratory tract?

Answer 11

Elastin (CT)
Smooth muscle
Hyaline cartilage

Question 12

What type of epithelium is found in the respiratory tract?

Answer 12

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with cilia and goblet cells

Question 13

What epithelium is found in the bronchioles?

Answer 13

Simple columnar or cuboidal with no goblet cells and some smooth muscle

Question 14

Recognise the trachea.

Answer 14

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Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with glands

Question 15

Recognise the bronchus.

Answer 15

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Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with glands

Question 16

Recognise the bronchioles.

Answer 16

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 17

Recognise terminal bronchioles.

Answer 17

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 18

Recognise alveoli.

Answer 18

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Simple squamous epithelium

Question 19

What type of epithelium is found in the endocardium and epicardium?

Answer 19

Simple squamous

Question 20

What is present in a muscular artery but not in an elastic artery?

Answer 20

IEL and OEL

Question 21

What is present in a greater abundance in elastic arteries?

Answer 21

Elastin rich collagen

Question 22

What is the difference between an artery and a vein?

Answer 22

Artery = thick and smooth muscle wall with smaller lumen 
Vein = thinner with less smooth muscle and wide lumen

Question 23

What are the main histological features of the pancreas?

Answer 23

Islets of langerhans
Pure serous acini
Small lobules surrounded by connective tissue septa.

Question 24

What is the name of the parenchyma in the spleen?

Answer 24

Pulp (white surrounded by red)

Question 25

What type of gland and what colour would the parotid be in staining?

Answer 25

Serous = dark

Question 26

What type of gland and what colour would the submandibular be in staining?

Answer 26

Mixed = pale and dark

Question 27

What type of gland and what colour would the sublingual be in staining?

Answer 27

Mucous = pale

Question 28

What colour is the posterior pituitary?

Answer 28

Pale

Question 29

What cell types are found in the anterior pituitary?

Answer 29

Acidophilic Basophilic Chromophobic

Question 30

What colour are acidophilic cells under H&E staining?

Answer 30

Pink

Question 31

What colour are basophilic cells under H&E staining?

Answer 31

Purple

Question 32

What colour are basophilic cells under H&E staining?

Answer 32

Pale

Question 33

What epithelium surrounds thyroid follicles?

Answer 33

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 34

What are the two main cells seen in parathyroid glands?

Answer 34

Chief cells and oxyphil cells

Question 35

Name the layers of the cortex of the adrenal gland.

Answer 35

Zona glomerulosa, fasciculata, reticularis

Question 36

What are characteristic features seen on histology of the pancreas?

Answer 36

Endocrine part = Islets of Langerhans = light staining | Exocrine part = pancreatic acini and duct

Question 37

What cells are found in the islets of langerhans?

Answer 37

alpha, beta and delta

Question 38

What glands are found in the eyelids?

Answer 38

Mebonium glands

Question 39

What type of epithelium is found on the cornea?

Answer 39

Stratified squamous non-keratinised

Question 40

Why is cornea transparent?

Answer 40

Regular collagen | No blood vessels

Question 41

How are proximal and distal convoluted tubules distinguished?

Answer 41

Proximal = "fuzzy" from presence of villi

Question 42

What type of endothelium is found in the bladder?

Answer 42

Transitional

Question 43

Why is transitional epithelium useful in the bladder?

Answer 43

No leakage since tight junctions | Can stretch readily to accommodate volume fluctuations

Question 44

What type of epithelium lines the ureters?

Answer 44

Transitional

Question 45

How are benign tumours differentiated?

Answer 45

Well differentiated

Question 46

What part of the uriniferous tubule are found in the kidney cortex?

Answer 46

Glomeruli, PCT and DCT

Question 47

What parts of the uriniferous tubule are found in the kidney medulla?

Answer 47

Loop of Henle, Collecting Duct

Question 48

On a histological image, you cannot see any glomeruli so where in the kidney must you be?

Answer 48

Medulla

Question 49

What type of epithelium is found in the parietal layer of the Bowman's capsule?

Answer 49

Simple squamous

Question 50

What type of epithelium is found in the distal and proximal convoluted tubules?

Answer 50

Simple cuboidal

Question 51

What is present at the entrance of the Bowman's capsule?

Answer 51

The juxtaglomerular apparatus

Question 52

What type of epithelium is found in the oropharynx?

Answer 52

Stratified non-keratinised squamous

Question 53

What epithelium is found in the first 1/3 of the nose?

Answer 53

Stratified squamous

Question 54

What epithelium is found in the posterior 2/3 of the nose?

Answer 54

Pseudostratified columnar with cilia

Question 55

What epithelium is found in the external ear?

Answer 55

Stratified keratinised

Question 56

What epithelium is found in the inner ear?

Answer 56

Respiratory ciliated columnar epithelium

Question 57

What kind of epithelium is found in the kidney?

Answer 57

Cuboidal

Question 58

What kind of epithelium is found at the loop of Henle?

Answer 58

Squamous