Prelims Flashcards
Can’t be found inside a Mast Cell
Eccentric Nucleus
Few cells, abundant amount of Extracellular Matrix
Connective Tissue
Many cells, small amount of Extracellular Matrix
Epithelial Tissue
Provides the cells that defend the body
Connective Tissue
Orcein Stain (+) Blue to black fibers
Elastic Fiber
Argyrophilic Fiber
Reticular fiber
Effect of Masson’s trichrome to collagen fibers
blue fibers
Must abundant protein in the body
Collagen type 1
Reticular fiber contains
collagen type III
Stem cell theraphy, regenerative medicine, stellate cells, what cell is this?
Mesenchymal cells
Reticular cells
are fibroblasts
Large oval cells with signet ring appearance
adipocytes
Cartwheel appearance
plasma cell
Dissolves and washes away adipose cells
Xylol
Dominant fiber found in the ligamenta flava
Elastic Fiber
Can be mistaken as collagen fiber in H&E stain
Reticular Fiber or Argyrophilic Fiber
Gives a nice microscopic view to reticular fibers
Silver salts and PAS reagent
Reaction of adipose cells to sudan III
Black stain
Presence of microvilli under the electron microscope
mastocytes
Triggered by a potential allergen
mastocytes or mast cell
Lysosomes are seen under the electron microscope
macrophages
Kidney-shaped nucleus
histiocytes
spherical nucleus
plasma cell
compact and dark nucleus
fibrocytes
flat nucleus
adipocytes
The “quiescent cell”
Fibrocytes
Stabilizes the ground substance
proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, glycoproteins, fibrillin
Makes the ground substance acidic
Dermatan sulfate
It is non acidic
hyaluronic acid
Serves as backbone to which proteoglycans are attached by link proteins to form proteoglycans complexes
hyaluronic acid
Most abundant glycosaminoglycans in the connective tissue matrix
hyaluronic acid
Toluidine blue on mast cells
dark purple cytoplasmic granules
When a flat cell is only starting to accumulate fat it is sometimes referred as:
lipoblast
Lymphocytes, basophils, white blood cells, otherwise known as:
Leukocytes
Provides surveillance against bacterial invaders
leukocytes
produces antibodies
plasma cell
Deep to all epithelial basement membrane
loose connective tissue
Collagen content in an ordinary connective tissue, other term collagenous connective tissue
collagen type I
Predominant cell in an collagenous connective tissue
fibroblast
Connective Tissue found in tendons
Dense regular connective tissue
Connective Tissue found in the dermis of the skin
Dense irregular connective tissue
Connective Tissue found in the hypodermis of the skin
loose connective tissue
Consist of smaller adipocytes containing multiple lipid droplets
Brown adipose tissue
consist of large adipocytes containing single lipid droplets
White adipose tissue
Found in the sole of the feet
adipose tissue
connective tissue found in the umbilical cord
Wharton’s Jelly
Fixed and wandering cells
connective tissue
Sarcosomes in a muscle tissue
mitochondria
Sarcoplasm in a muscle tissue
cytoplasm
Striations in a muscle tissue are caused by:
myofibril, myosin and isotropic bands
Brown coloration of muscle tissue
myoglobin
Long, striated and multinucleated
skeletal muscle
A layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle fiber
endomysium
A dense connective tissue surrounding 1 region of muscle fasicle
perimysium
A layer of connective tissue surrounding the whole muscle fasicle
epimysium
Located within muscles attached to bones
skeletal muscle
Numerous mitochondria in its sarcoplasm
red muscle fiber
The fast twitch muscle fiber
white
A muscle tissue striated with intercalated discs
myocardium or cardiac muscle tissue
Fusiform or corkscrew cells are present
smooth muscle tissue
The protein absent in the thin filament of a smooth muscle tissue
troponin
The protein absent in the thick filament of a smooth muscle tissue
myosin
The protein present in the smooth muscle tissue
tropomyosin
Myoblast-like stem cell which is a source of new muscle cells
satellite cells
The thick and thin filaments of a muscle cell at rest, overlap each other at the:
A-band or dark band
The light band of a myofibril
I-band
Muscle cell precursor
myoblast
The binding site for the actin myofilament
head of myosin
Abundant CHON found in a thin myofilament of the muscle tissue
F-actin
Abundant CHON found in a thick myofilament of the muscle tissue
myosin
Responsible for the brown color of skeletal muscle tissue
myoglobin
Smooth Muscle fasicles are attached to each other by:
desmosomes
Visible intercalated discs, striations, arrangement of actin, what is this?
myocardium
Composed of contractile type of cell
muscular tissue
Central controller of the cell
nucleus
Stratified cells that appear cube like when the organ is relaxed and appear squamous-like when distracted by fluid
transitional epithelium
Lining epithelium of the skin
keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Trachea and upper bronchial tree
Non keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Cornea of the eye
true or false: nucleus has intracellular digestive
False
True or False: Mitochondria has same DNA with nucleus
False, it has its own DNA
It is necessary for protein synthesis
ribosomes
True or False:;pseudostratified columnar epithelium has a numerous layers of talk and thin cells
False
Urinary bladder, superior urethra and ureters. What kind of epithelium is this?
Transitional epithelium
True or False: Vagina has a stratified squamous epithelium
True
True or False: Uterus has a stratified columnar epithelium
True
Type of tissue which serves as coverings for internal and external surfaces
epithelial tissue
These are single layer of cubed-like cells
simple cuboidal epithelium
Blood and cartilage is what type of tissue?
Connective Tissue
Skin is what type of tissue?
Epithelial tissue
Group of tissues
organ
Group of cell
tissue
Group of organ
organ system
Phagocytosis, intracellular digestive enzyme, contains hydrolytic enzymes. What is this?
lysosomes
Refers to transport of substances from the extracellular space into the cell
endocytosis
Refers to the transport of a solid substance into the cell
phagocytosis
Refers to the transport of a liquid substance into the cell
pinocytosis
Undestroyed pinocytic vesicle transported across the cell
transcytosis
Microscopic anatomy
histology
These are single layer of tall, narrow cells with basically located nuclei
simple columnar epithelium
A cell organelle responsible for packing proteins
Golgi apparatus
A cell organelle responsible for transport of fatty acid/lipids
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
contain actin filaments
microvilli and stereocilia
Apical modification found on pseudostratified columnar epithelium
cilia
Only intercellular junction present in the skin
desmosome
Lining epithelium of sweat glands
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Single layer of flat hexagonal cells
simple squamous epithelium
True or False: chromosome has 23 pairs, a genetics and found inside the nucleus
False
True or False: The heart is a muscular organ
True
Secretions are released in the blood vessels
Endocrine Gland
Secretions are released in the surface epithelium
Exocrine gland, unicellular gland and intraepithelial gland
simple gland
coiled tubular, branched acinar and simple tubular
Stain poorly with eosin
mucous cells
merocrine glands
eccrine and salivary gland
Most widely used stain/s in histology
hematoxylin and eosin
Smallest entity that has the capacity to perform all of life’s functions
cell
A product of connective tissue within the basement membrane
lamina fibroreticularis
A product of epithelial tissue
basal lamina
Structural CHON that protects epithelial cells from stress and damage
keratin
True or False: Blood vessels are part of epithelial tissues
False
Fluid located between the layers of the pleura that covers the lungs and lines the chest cavity
pleural fluid
