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1
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what structure is this?

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cell membrane

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what structure is this?

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cell membrane

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cell membrane

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electron-lucent layer b/w 2 electron-dense layers

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what structure is this?

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nuclear pores

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nuclear pore

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inner & outer membrane separated by perinuclear cisterna; channels surrounded by ring of nucleoporin proteins

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what structure is this?

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lampbrush chromosomes

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lampbrush chromosomes

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unraveled portions of chromosomes as active euchromatin

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what structure is this?

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ribosomes

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ribosomes

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found free in cytoplasm, attached to rER and attached to outer nuclear membrane; often group together as polyribosomes; two subunits w/ rRNA

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what structure is this?

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mitochondria

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mitochondria

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inner & outer membrane; cristae filled w/ matrix; dense granules; oblaong to oval in shape; present in all cells except RBCs & keratinocytes

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12
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what structure is this?

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rough endoplasmic reticulum

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endoplasmic reticulum

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series of membranous sheets & tubules throughout cytoplasm; smooth or rough; coated vesicles bud off of ER

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14
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what structure is this?

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golgi apparatus

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golgi apparatus

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complex of flattened, stacked membrane-bound cisternae; convex face=cis Golgi network=forming face (vesicles arrive); concave face=trans Golgi network=maturing face (vesicles leave)

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16
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what structure is this?

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melanin intracytoplasmic pigment

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melanin intracytoplasmic pigment

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black, brown & granular; produced by melanocytes & transported to other cells

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18
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what structure is this?

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lipofuscin intracytoplasmic pigment

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lipofuscin intracytoplasmic pigment

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gold, brown & granular; frequently seen in neurons; “old age” pigment

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20
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what phase is this?

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prophase

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21
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prophase

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visible, condensed chromosomes; nuclear membrane & nucleoli disappear; cytoskeleton microfilaments & microtubules disaggregate; centrioles migrate to poles of cell to form spindle apparatus

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22
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what phase is this?

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metaphase

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metaphase

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chromosomes lined up on equator at metaphase plate

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24
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what phase is this?

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anaphase

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anaphase

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chromosomes split apart & migrate to opposite ends of cell; pulled by microtubules connecting the centriole & kinetochore, making the chromosomes form a V-shape

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26
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what phase is this?

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telophase

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27
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telophase

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nuclear membrane & nucleoli reappear; cleavage furrow in plasma membrane; mitotic spindle disaggregates; cytokinesis begins after formation of cleavage furrow until division is complete

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28
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what process is this?

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apoptosis

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29
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apoptosis

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nuclear chromatin condenses and degenerates; shrinkage of nucleus through pyknosis; nuclear membrane disintegrates; nuclear material begins to fragment forming apoptotic bodies (dark spots); cytoplasm becomes eosinophilic due to proteases

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30
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what cell is this?

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erythrocytes

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31
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erythrocytes

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biconcave discs; no nucleus or organelles; Howell-Jolly bodies sometimes present in cytoplasm that look like basophilic spots

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32
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what cell is this?

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neutrophils

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33
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neutrophils

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multi-lobed nucleus (3-5 lobes); about 2x larger than RBCs; won’t always see constrictions of nucleus lobes based on how the slide is cut; azurophilic & specific granules

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34
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what structure is this?

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Barr body

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35
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Barr body

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dark staining spot/extension of nucleus

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36
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what cell is this?

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basophils

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37
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basophils

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  • Bilobed nucleus
  • Large, basophilic specific
    granules
  • About 2x larger than RBCs
  • Circulating equivalent of mast cells in tissue
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38
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what cell is this?

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mast cells

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39
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mast cells

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  • Tissue equivalent of basophils in circulation
  • Comma shape
  • Extensive cytolasm packed with large, basophilic granules; granules are smaller but more
    numerous than basophils
  • Nucleus has less condensed chromatin than basophils
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40
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what cell is this?

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eosinophils

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eosinophils

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  • Very visible bilobed nucleus
  • Large, eosinophilic specific granules
  • Raspberry appearance
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42
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what cell is this?

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monocytes

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43
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monocytes

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  • Large, kidney bean shaped
    nucleus (won’t always see
    nucleus shape due to how the cell lies on the slide)
  • Gray-blue/lavender cytoplasm
  • Become macrophages upon entering tissue
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44
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what cell is this?

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lymphocytes

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45
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lymphocytes

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-round, densely staining nucleus surrounded by thin rim of cytoplasm

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46
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what cells are these?

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platelets (thrombocytes)

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47
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platelets (thrombocytes)

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-no nucleus
-contain few organelles
-smaller than RBCs

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48
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name these cells

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fibroblasts

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49
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fibroblasts

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pointed, elongated, spindle-shaped cells
-basophilic nuclei throughout fibers

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50
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what type of collagen?

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type I collagen

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51
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type I collagen

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-high variation in size & packing of fibers depending on function/location
-cross-banding
-stains red

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52
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what type of collagen?

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type II collagen (hyaline cartilage)

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53
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type II collagen

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-found in hyaline cartilage and elastic cartilage
-no-cross banding
-can’t be seen by light microscopy

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54
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what type of collagen?

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type III collagen (reticulin fibers)

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55
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type III collagen (reticulin fibers)

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-thin, branching, net-like fibers
-stains black with silver stain
-stains poorly in H&E

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56
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what type of collagen?

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type IV collagen

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57
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type IV collagen

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-found in basement membrane
-doesn’t form fibers, instead forms mesh-work

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58
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what structure is this?

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elastic fibers

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59
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elastic fibers

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-stain black in special stains
-eosinophilic in H&E stain, but can’t normally be seen
-thick & slightly retractile
-wave-like conformation
-form irregular, branching network and stain purple in spread preparations

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60
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what is this tissue?

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loose (areolar) tissue

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61
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loose (areolar) tissue

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-sparse fibers & abundant ground substance
-viscous, gel-like consistency

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62
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what is this tissue?

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regular dense tissue

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63
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regular dense tissue

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-parallel collagen fibers
-cells arranged in fasicles
-densely packed fibers

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64
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what tissue is this?

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irregular dense tissue

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65
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irregular dense tissue

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-randomly oriented collagen fibers
-moderate number of fibers & few cells

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66
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what type of tissue?

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white adipose tissue

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67
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white adipose tissue

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-unilocular
-flattened peripheral nucleus gives ring appearance
-typically found in groups
-balloon-shaped clear spaces because lipid is extracted during staining
-oil red O stain allows lipid to be seen

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68
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what tissue is this?

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brown adipose tissue

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69
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brown adipose tissue

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-multilocular
-stain pink due to many mitochondria
-arranged in lobules separated by fibrous septa

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70
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what structure is this?

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basement membrane

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71
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basement membrane

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-on EM: electron-dense layer (lamina densa) b/w two electron-lucent layers (lamina lucida & lamina reticularis)
-non-cellular

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72
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what structure is this?

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desmosomes

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73
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desmosomes

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small, circular dark patches

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74
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what structure is this?

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hemidesmosomes

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75
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hemidesmosomes

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on basal surface only to anchor cell to basement membrane

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76
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what structure is this?

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tight junction (zonula occludens)

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77
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what structure is this?

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anchoring junction (zonula adherens)

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78
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what structure is this?

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cilia

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79
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what structure is this?

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microvilli

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80
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microvilli

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-striated border in intestine or brush border in renal tubules
-supported by terminal web network of actin at base

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81
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cilia

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9+2 arrangement of microtubules in cross-section

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82
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what type of epithelium?

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transitional epithelium

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83
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transitional epithelium

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-lines most of urinary tract
-distinct feature: surface edge is not flat

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84
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what cells are these?

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goblet cells

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85
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goblet cells

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-located in epithelium
-unicellular

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86
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what muscle is this?

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skeletal muscle

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87
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skeletal muscle

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-multinucleate & form syncitia
-nuclei migrate to periphery and are cigar-shaped

88
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what structure is this?

89
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epimysium

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surround several fascicles

90
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what structure is this?

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perimysium

91
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perimysium

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surrounds several fibers (fascicles)

92
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what structure is this?

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endomysium

93
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endomysium

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surrounds individual muscle fibers

94
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what structure is this?

95
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Z-discs

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dark lines that anchor the actin myofibrils

96
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what structure is this?

97
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which filaments are these?

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myosin filaments

98
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which filaments are these?

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actin filaments

99
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what cells are these?

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satellite cells

100
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satellite cells

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-small myogenic cells adjacent to sarcolemma of muscle fiber
-look like nucleus on the side of a muscle fiber

101
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what structure is this?

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neuromuscular junction

102
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neuromuscular junction

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-dilated terminal portion of axon surrounded by myelin that rests on sarcolemma of muscle fiber (=motor end plate)
-synaptic cleft is space between neuron and muscle and has junctional folds
-near pre-synaptic membrane are vesicles containing acetylcholine

103
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what muscle type is this?

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smooth muscle

104
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smooth muscle

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-single, central cigar-shaped nucleus
-fiber size is much smaller than skeletal fibers
-elongated, spindle/spiral-shaped with tapered ends that may be bifurcated
-not striated

105
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what muscle type is this?

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cardiac muscle (myocardium)

106
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cardiac muscle (myocardium)

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-single, central nucleus (sometimes two)
-striated fibers
-intracellular diad of one T-tubule & one cisterna located at the Z-disc
-cells are different sizes due to branching
-contain a lot of fibroblasts

107
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what structure is this?

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intercalated discs

108
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intercalated discs

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between adjacent cardiac cells

109
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what structure is this?

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epicardium & endocardium

110
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epicardium & endocardium

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-simple, squamous mesothelium
-supported by underlying fibroblastic CT & adipose tissue
-Purkinje fibers, blood vessels & neurons located under layer
-epicardium & endocardium look exactly the same, would need to know the location of the tissue

111
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what cell is this?

112
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neuron

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-soma and axon
-melanin and lipofuscin pigments typically in soma
-Nissl substance look like dark spots in perikaryon
-Nucleolus very apparent inside nucleus

113
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what structure is this?

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Nissl substance

114
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what are these structures?

115
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ganglia

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-aggregations of neuron cell bodies, look like “fried eggs”
-each cell body surrounded by satellite cells
-white space=shrinkage artifact due to alcohol during preparation
-typically can’t see dendrites or axons

116
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what type of tissue is this?

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peripheral nervous tisssue

117
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peripheral nervous tissue

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-axons surrounded by Schwann cells, basophilic spots along axons are Schwann cell nuclei
-blood vessels follow epineurium and perineurium
-wavy to allow for stretching during body movement

118
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what structure is this?

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epineurium

119
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epineurium

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surrounds multiple fascicles

120
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what structure is this?

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perineurium

121
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perineurium

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surrounds multiple axons (fascicles)

122
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what structure is this?

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endoneurium

123
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endoneurium

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surrounds axon & Schwann cells

124
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what structure is this?

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non-myelinated neuron

125
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non-myelinated neuron

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-darkest stain is Schwann cell nucleus
-lighter circles are individual axons surrounded by cytoplasm of Schwann cell

126
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what structure is this?

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myelinated neuron

127
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myelinated neuron

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-surrounded by many concentric layers of Schwann cell plasma membrane forming myelin sheath
-larger diameter axon than non-myelinated sheaths

128
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what kind of stain is this?

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hematoxylin & eosin

129
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hematoxylin & eosin stain

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-for routine diagnosis
-preferred for viewing cellular & tissue structure
-hematoxylin: blue, basic dye; stains acids
-eosin: pink/red, acidic dye; stains basic

130
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what kind of stain is this?

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gram-negative

131
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what kind of stain is this?

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gram-positive

132
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what kind of stain is this?

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Giesma stain

133
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Giesma stain

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-commonly used in hematology
-superior ability to stain bone marrow, plasma cells, and mast cells

134
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what kind of stain is this?

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Periodic Acid Schiff Reaction (PAS)

135
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Periodic Acid Schiff Reaction

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way to examine structures containing high amount of carbohydrate molecules

136
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what kind of stain is this?

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silver stain

137
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silver stain

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good for neural tissue

138
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what kind of stain is this?

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Nissl stain

139
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Nissl stain

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good for neural tissue

140
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what structure is this?

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nuclear envelope; has inner & outer membrane

141
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nuclear envelope

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surrounds the nucleus & moderates what comes in/out of nucleus

142
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what structure is this?

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perinuclear cistern

143
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what type of chromatin is this?

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euchromatin

144
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euchromatin

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dispersed DNA active in translation; lightly-staiing

145
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what type of chromatin is this?

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heterochromatin

146
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heterochromatin

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electron-dense, darkly-staining, inactive DNA

147
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what cell is this?

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gamete (ovum)

148
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what cell is this?

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non-functional polar body

149
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what type of bone marrow is this?

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red bone marrow

150
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red bone marrow

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contains large number of mature RBCs

151
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what type of bone marrow is this?

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yellow bone marrow

152
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yellow bone marrow

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fatty marrow; inactive; contains large number of adipocytes

153
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what cell is this?

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proerythroblast (early normoblast)

154
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proerythroblast (early normoblast)

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first recognizable erythrocyte precursor; large cell with relatively sparse cytoplasm; cytoplasm is strongly basophilic due to high content of RNA and ribosomes

155
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what cell is this?

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polychromatic erythroblast (intermediate normoblast)

156
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polychromatic erythroblast (intermediate normoblast)

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-mixture of basophilia and eosinophilia (polychromasia)
-nuclear chromatin increasingly condensed
-cell no longer capable of division

157
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what cell is this?

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orthochromatic erythroblast (late normoblast)

158
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orthochromatic erythroblast (late normoblast)

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final nucleated form; cell that shoves out nucleus

159
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what structure is this?

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Howell-Jolly body

160
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Howell-Jolly bodies

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occasional basophilic nuclear remnant visible w/in cytoplasm of erythrocyte; usually removed by spleen

161
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what RBC abnormality is this?

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elliptocytosis

162
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elliptocytosis

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autosomal dominant disorder; presence of oval-shaped RBCs

163
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what WBC abnormality is this?

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leukopenia

164
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leukopenia

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reduced number of circulating WBCs

165
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what WBC abnormality is this?

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leukocytosis

166
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leukocytosis

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elevated WBC count

167
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what cells are these?

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reticular cells (type of fibroblast)

168
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what cell is this?

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macrophage

169
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what type of collagen is this?

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type II collagen (elastic cartilage)

170
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what structure is this?

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stereocilia

171
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what structure is this?

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cilia (cross-section)

172
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what structure is this?

173
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what structure is this?

A

gap junction

174
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what type of epithelium?

A

simple squamous epithelium

175
Q

what type of epithelium?

A

simple cuboidal epithelium

176
Q

what type of epithelium?

A

simple columnar epithelium

177
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what type of epithelium?

A

pseudostratified columnar epithelium

178
Q

what type of epithelium?

A

stratified squamous nonkeratinized

179
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simple squamous epithelium

A

flat cells & flat nuclei

180
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simple cuboidal epithelium

A

square cells, round nuclei

181
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simple columnar epithelium

A

rectangular cells, oval nuclei

182
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pseudostratified columnar epithelium

A

no order, entirely random

183
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stratified squamous nonkeratinized

A

flat but lots of cells; top layer still has living cells

184
Q

what type of epithelium?

A

stratified squamous keratinized

185
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stratified squamous keratinized epithelium

A

full of keratin; top layers of cells dead (no nuclei)

186
Q

what type of epithelium?

A

stratified cuboidal epithelium

187
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stratified cuboidal epithelium

A

square cells, round nuclei; 2-3 layers; very rare

188
Q

what type of epithelium?

A

stratified columnar epithelium

189
Q

what cells are these?

A

astrocytes

190
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astrocytes

A

highly branches; largest neuroglial cell

191
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what cells are these?

A

ependymal cells

192
Q

what structure is this?

A

white matter of spinal cord

193
Q

what structure is this?

A

white matter of cerebellum

194
Q

what structure is this?

A

grey matter of spinal cord

195
Q

what structure is this?

A

grey matter of cerebellum

196
Q

what cell is this?

A

Purkinje cell

197
Q

what structure is this?

A

granule cell layer of cerebellum

198
Q

what cells are these?

A

oligodendrocytes

199
Q

what cells are these?

200
Q

microglia

A

elongate; look like stepped on bug

201
Q

what structure is this?

A

choroid plexus- lined by ependymal cells

202
Q

what structure is this?

A

molecular layer of cerebellum

203
Q

what type of cell is this?

A

myoepithelial cell

204
Q

what muscle fiber type is this?

A

slow twitch

205
Q

what muscle fiber type is this?

A

fast twitch

206
Q

what structure is this?

A

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

207
Q

what structure is this?

A

elastic fiber

208
Q

what structure is this?

A

collagen fiber

209
Q

what cell is this?

A

fibroblasts

210
Q

what cell is this?

A

(white) adipocyte

211
Q

what structure is this?

A

tight junction

212
Q

what cell is this?

213
Q

what structure is this? (sarcomere)

214
Q

what structure is this? (sarcomere)

215
Q

what structure is this?

A

synaptic cleft

216
Q

what structure is this?

A

synaptic vesicles

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