NORMAL CELLS IN PAP SMEAR Flashcards
Boat shaped cells with a tendency to fold or curl on edges
NAVICULAR CELLS
Shows true ACIDOPHILIA
SUPERFICIAL CELLS
Fried-egg appearance
PARABASAL CELLS
Appears before pregnancy and after menopause
BASAL CELLS
Nucleus pushed @periphery with double walled boundary
VAGINAL CELLS
Increase amount after childbirth, abortion, menopause and 2 weeks of age to puberty
PARABASAL CELLS
Polyhedral with basophilic vacuolated cytoplasm and vesicular nuclei
INTERMEDIATE CELLS
Cytoplasm stains deep blue/ blue green and cell membrane
VAGINAL CELLS
round to oval shape and has translucent cytoplasm due to glycogen accumulation
VAGINAL CELLS
Presence suggest progesterone-estrogen effect
NAVICULAR CELLS
Shed traumatically
BASAL CELLS
Found in latter half of menstruation, menopause and pregnancy
NAVICULAR CELLS
2 Manner of reporting in PAP SMEAR
Class system and Bethesda system
Found as a result of abnormal androgen stimulation, either endogenous/exogenous
NAVICULAR CELLS