Topic 13 - Secretory epithleia : Serous, mucous and seromucous acini Flashcards
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Serous glands
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pancreas: Cell with narrow lumen, round basal nuclei, basophilic cytoplasm and prod. enzymes. Pancreas.
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Mucous glands
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esophagus: Cell with wide lumen, flattened basal nuclei, poor stained cytoplasm and prod. mucopolysaccharides. Esophagus.
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Seromucous glands
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submandibular: Largest cell with mucous acini srounded by serous cells that forms a semilunar cap.
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HE staining
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Teh goblet cell are unstained and white because it is filled with mucous secretion which is not stained by HE
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PAS heamatoxylin
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stains the mucous secretion to purple, while other tissue remains purple
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Alcain blue heamatoxylin
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selectivley stains the mucipolysaccharides. Other tissue remains grayish
