histology basics Flashcards
1
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whole mounts
A
when a structure, a tissue fragment, or whole organism are relatively thin and translucent, they may be preserved and mounted on the glass slide intact
2
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sections
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extremely thin slices of a specimen mounted on a glass slide
3
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longitudinal section
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tissue or organism bone is cut along its length
4
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cross section
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a tissue or small organism is cut perpendicular to its length
5
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oblique section
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tissue is cut at an angle
6
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smears
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tissue smears may be protected from liquid or soft tissues or rubbing tissue across the surface of the glass slide
7
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hematoxylin and Eosin staining
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most common staining regimen
8
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hematoxylin
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binds to nucleic acids, staining them blue purple
9
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eosin
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binds to proteins, staining them red-pink
