Microscopy and tissue analysis Flashcards
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Tissue
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groups of cells that share morphological features and are arranged in an orderly pattern that achieves the tissue’s functions
2
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Verhoeff’s haematoxylin
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nuclei and elastic fibres
3
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Safranin
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mast cell granules
4
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Orange G
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proteins including collagen fibres
5
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4 basic tissues
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Connective, epithelial, muscle, nervous
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Epithelial tissue
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- Covers body surfaces
- Lines body cavities
- Forms glands
- Lining of gastrointestinal tract
- Skin surface/epidermis
7
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Connective tissue
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- Underlies or supports the other three basic tissues, structurally and functionally
- Fat
- Bone
- tendon
8
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Muscle tissue
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- Made up of contractile cell
- Responsible for movement
- Cardiac muscle
- Smooth muscle
- Skeletal muscle
9
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Nerve tissue
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- Receives, transmits and integrates info from outside and inside the body
- Controls activities of the body
- Brain
- Spinal cord
- Nerves
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