lab 3 connective tissue continued Flashcards
Elastic Tissue can be found:
ligaments of the vertebral column the suspensory ligament of the penis walls of arteries pulmonary alveolar septa vocal cords
Weigert’s stains elastic fibers ____
while orcein colors elastic fibers ___
purple or dark blue
red
Reticular tissue is characterized by an abundance of ____
reticular fibers
These fibers cannot be distinguished from other collagenous fibers in H&E preparations.
However, reticular fibers are PAS positive (PAS = Periodic Acid-Schiff, a staining method used to detect structures with a high proportion of glycogen or carbohydrate macromolecules).
Reticular fibers ____ (PAS = Periodic Acid-Schiff, a staining method used to detect structures with a high proportion of glycogen or carbohydrate macromolecules).
Reticular fibers are also ____ (i.e., contain cells that reduce silver solution to metallic silver, a staining method that is used to identify proteins, like collagen III, i.e. reticular fibers)
PAS positive
argyrophilic
reticular fibers can be identified using ___
PAS
silver
What organs are supported by a framework of reticular tissue?
kidney
spleen?
Adipose Tissue consists of collections of adipocytes in ___ CT.
loose
why do adipose tissue look empty?
Adipocytes accumulate large deposits of lipids that are dissolved and extracted during the preparation of the slide, leaving behind a large empty vacuole surrounded by a thin rim of cytoplasm.
Sometimes the flattened nucleus of the adipocyte may be seen
he CT of the umbilical cord is an example of ___
mucous tissue
the mucous tissue of the umbilical cord, has a ___ consistency and consists of an amorphous matrix containing ____ as well as a few elastic and reticular fibers.
jellly-like
collagenous fibers
jejunum
- Mucosa (containing loose areolar connective tissue)
- Submucosa
- Muscularis externa
loose areolar connective tissue- jejunum
Mucosa
- Luminal epithelium
- Lamina propria
jejunum
Mucosa
- Luminal epithelium
- Submucosa Composed of dense irregular connective tissue
- Muscularis externa
jejunum
Mucosa
- Luminal epithelium
- Lamina propria comprised of loose connective tissue
jejunum
Mucosa
- Luminal epithelium
- Lamina propria comprised of loose connective tissue
Loose areolar connective tissue: mesentery
- Elastic fibers
- Mast cell
- Collagen fibers
- Fibroblast nuclei