Lecture 01- Background & History

Question 1

What is histopathology and why should you be interested in it?

Answer 1

Science or study dealing with the cytologic and histologic structure of abnormal or diseased tissues. It is important so we understand what is normal and what isn’t.

Question 2

What are the four basic types of tissues?

Answer 2

Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous

Question 3

What type of tissue is contained in the ducts of glands?

Answer 3

Epithelium

Question 4

What type of tissue is contained in skin?

Answer 4

Trick Question…could be all 4. But normally just epithelium & connective.

Question 5

Tissue lining blood and lymphatic vessels?

Answer 5

Epithelial, but as you move outside there is more types.

Question 6

Tissue contained in fat cells?

Answer 6

Connective

Question 7

What type of tissues are RBCs and WBCs?

Answer 7

Connective

Question 8

Type of tissue in kidney tubules?

Answer 8

Epithelial

Question 9

What type of tissue is cartilage?

Answer 9

Connective

Question 10

Tendons and ligaments are which type of tissue?

Answer 10

Connective

Question 11

Which two histologists shared the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine? What did they do?

Answer 11

Santiago Ramon y Cajal and Camillo Golgi for their work with the structure of the nervous system. Ramon y Cajal made a correct interpretation of the neural structure of the brain and Golgi invented a staining method to visualize it.

Question 12

Explain the role of Bichat and Virchow in establishing histology as it’s own discipline

Answer 12

Bichat (father of modern histology) contributed his perception that the diverse body organs contain particular tissues and membranes. He described 21 such tissues and brought anatomy down to the “tissue level.” Virchow proposed that “Omnis cellulae e cellulae” or that all cells originate from other cells.

Question 13

Define Histology

Answer 13

Study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals.