Week 1

Question 1

What does H & E stain do?

Answer 1

Stains nuclei, ribosomes, and RER blue

Stains cytoplasm and proteins pink

Question 2

What does Diff-quick/Wright Stain do?

Answer 2

Used to stain blood cells

(Wright Brothers/Blood brothers)

Question 3

What is Ocein-Resorcein used for?

Answer 3

Stains elastic fibers black

Stains nuclei gray

Question 4

What is Silver Stain or Argentaffin used for?

Answer 4

Stains neurons black

Question 5

What is Supravital/Brilliant Cresyl Blue used for?

Answer 5

Stains reticulocytes (immature RBCs)

Stains chromatin dark

Question 6

What forms from the ectoderm?

Answer 6

RTLINE

Retina
Tooth enamel
Lining of nose, mouse, anus
Inner ear
Nervous system
Epidermis

Question 7

What forms from the endoderm?

Answer 7

LETPULL

Lining of GI tract
Endocrine
Thyroid, parathyroid, thymus
Pancreas
Urinary bladder
Lungs
Liver

Question 8

What forms from the mesoderm?

Answer 8

MDBRCK

Muscles
Dermis
Blood and blood vessels
Reproductive organs
Connective tissue and cartilage
Kidneys

Question 9

What are the components of the mesoderm?

Answer 9

Notochord
Dermamyotome
Sclerotome
Splanchnic mesoderm
Somatic mesoderm
Intermediate mesoderm