Identifying tissues under the microscope Flashcards

1
Q

What to look out for when identifying a large intestine under a microscope in low power?

A

Columnar epithelium
Intestinal glands
Circular smooth muscle
Submurcosa
Blood vessels
Circular and longitudinal muscle

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What to look out for when identifying a large intestine under a microscope in high power?

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Columnar epithelium
Brush border
Lamina propria

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How to identify the skin under a microscope that is low power?

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look out for:
Stratified squamous epithelium
dermis

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How to identify the skin under a microscope that is high power?

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look out for:
Stratum corneum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum germinativum

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How to identify the kidney under a microscope under low power?

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look out for the kidney tubules lined with cuboidal epithelium

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How to identify the kidney under a microscope under high power?

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look out for:
glomerulus
cuboidal epithelium in tubules

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How to identify the kidney under a microscope under low power?

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look out for:
Lymphatic nodules in submucosa
Columnar epithelium
Blood cells and necrotic material in lumen
Serosal membrane
Muscle layer

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How to identify the kidney under a microscope under high power?

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columnar epithelium
crypt (gland)

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How to identify the bronchus under a microscope under low power?

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look out for:
pseudostratified columnar epithelium
secretory acini
cartilage

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10
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How to identify the bronchus under a microscope under high power?

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cilia
secretory cell

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How to identify the cervix under a microscope under low power:

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columnar epithelium
connective tissue
muscle layers
stratified epithelium (both high and low)

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12
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What is absent from the cervix compared with the skin?

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hair follicles and secretory glands

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How to identify the oesophagus under a microscope of low power?

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look out for:
stratified squamous epithelium
lamina propria
smooth muscle
striated muscle

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14
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How to identify the oesophagus under a microscope of high power?

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incomplete keratinisation (nuclei visible at surface)

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How to identify the oviduct (fallopian tube) under a microscope of low power?

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look out for:
labyrinth of branching folds
blood vessel
dense connective tissue

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16
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How to identify the oviduct (fallopian tube) under a microscope of high power?

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look out for:
cilia
columnar epithelium

17
Q

In the oviduct: what makes up the labyrinth of branching folds?

A

the mucosal lining - this occupies the entire lumen

18
Q

In the oviduct:
what two types of cells are found in the lining epithelium?

A

ciliated and secretory

19
Q

using H&E what colours do the cytoplasm and nuclei usually stain?

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cytoplasm - pink
nuclei - blue