Histology Flashcards

1
Q

What type of tissue covers body surfaces, lines cavities, forms glands, and keeps cells close together?

A

Epithelium

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2
Q

From what tissue type is the core layer of a villus formed.

A

connective tissue

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3
Q

Microvilli consist of what tissue type?

A

epithelial

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4
Q

Extracellular Matrix is a type of what tissue?

A

Connective tissue

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5
Q

What are the 3 main types of connective tissue?

A

connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone

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6
Q

What structures can readily be visualized with H and E staining?

A

Nuclei - dark and obvious
RER - sometimes blue clumps
Golgi- sometimes negatively stained
Cytoskeleton- striated muscle

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7
Q

If tissue appears green as a result of staining, it is most likely…

A

CT

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8
Q

Average size of RBC?

A

~7 micrometers

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9
Q

Nucleus appears darker when stained because of…

A

High levels of chromatin

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10
Q

When does the nucleus appear darkest?

A

heterochromatin levels are high during mitosis

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