Epithelia

Question 1

URO: Bowmann’s capsule? (2 layers)

Answer 1

Parietal layer - simple squamous

Visceral layer - podocytes

Question 2

URO: PCT?

Answer 2

Simple cuboidal

Question 3

URO: Thick loop limbs?

Answer 3

Simple cuboidal

Question 4

URO: Thin loop limbs?

Answer 4

Simple squamous

Question 5

URO: DCT?

Answer 5

Simple cuboidal

Question 6

URO: Collecting Duct?

Answer 6

Simple cuboidal

Question 7

URO: Renal pelvis?

Answer 7

Transitional/Urothelium

Question 8

URO: Ureter?

Answer 8

Transitional/Urothelium

Question 9

URO: Urinary bladder?

Answer 9

Transitional

Question 10

URO: Prostatic urethra?

Answer 10

Transitional

Question 11

URO: Female urethra?

Answer 11

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 12

URO: Penile urethra?

Answer 12

Pseudostratified columnar (proximal)
Stratified squamous towards distal end

Question 13

URO: External urethral meatus?

Answer 13

Stratified squamous

Question 14

REPRO: Ovaries

Answer 14

Simple cuboidal

Question 15

REPRO: Fallopian tubes

Answer 15

Simple columnar and ciliated

Question 16

REPRO: Vagina

Answer 16

Non-keratinised stratified squamous

Question 17

REPRO: Endometrium

Answer 17

Ciliated simple columnar

Question 18

REPRO: Labia majora/minora

Answer 18

Stratified squamous keratinised

Question 19

REPRO: Endocervix

Answer 19

Simple columnar

Question 20

REPRO: Ectocervix

Answer 20

Non-keratinised stratified squamous

Question 21

REPRO: Tubuli recti

Answer 21

Simple/stratified cuboidal

Question 22

REPRO: Recti testes

Answer 22

Simple cuboidal

Question 23

REPRO: Efferent ductules

Answer 23

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 24

REPRO: Epididymis*

Answer 24

Pseudostratified columnar with stereocilia

Question 25

REPRO: Vas deferens

Answer 25

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 26

REPRO: Ejaculatory duct

Answer 26

Simple columnar

Question 27

REPRO: Bulbourethral gland

Answer 27

Simple columnar

Question 28

REPRO: Seminal vesicle

Answer 28

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 29

SKIN (dead superficial layer)

Answer 29

Keratinised stratified squamous

Question 30

SWEAT GLANDS

Answer 30

Stratified cuboidal

Question 31

MESOTHELIUM of body cavities

Answer 31

Simple squamous

Question 32

CV: Blood vessels

Answer 32

Simple squamous

Question 33

CV: Lymph vessels

Answer 33

Simple squamous

Question 34

GI: Submandibular glands

Answer 34

Stratified columnar

Question 35

GI: Gums

Answer 35

Keratinised Stratified squamous

Question 36

GI: Top/Dorsum of tongue

Answer 36

Keratinised Stratified squamous

Question 37

GI: Hard palate

Answer 37

Keratinised Stratified squamous

Question 38

GI: Oesophagus

Answer 38

Non-Keratinised Stratified squamous

Question 39

GI: Stomach

Answer 39

Non-ciliated Simple columnar (Gastric e.)

Question 40

GI: Small intestine

Answer 40

Non-ciliated Simple columnar (Intestinal e.)

Question 41

GI: Large intestine

Answer 41

Non-ciliated Simple columnar (Intestinal e.)

Question 42

GI: Rectum

Answer 42

Non-ciliated Simple columnar

Question 43

GI: Anus

Answer 43

Superior to Hilton's white line: Non-Keratinised stratified squamous Inferior to Hilton's white line: Keratinised stratified squamous

Question 44

RESP: Nose

Answer 44

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 45

RESP: Oropharynx

Answer 45

Non-keratinised stratified squamous

Question 46

RESP: Olfactory epithelium* need to edit more

Answer 46

Made up of olfactory cells, supporting cells, basal cells

Question 47

RESP: Trachea

Answer 47

Respiratory epithelium: | Ciliated pseudostratified columnar

Question 48

RESP: True vocal cords

Answer 48

Non-Keratinised stratified squamous

Question 49

RESP: Terminal/Respiratory bronchioles

Answer 49

Ciliated simple cuboidal

Question 50

Nervous: Ependyma (thin lining of ventricular system of brain and central canal of spinal cord) - ependymal cells

Answer 50

Simple cuboidal

Question 51

RESP: Alveolus

Answer 51

Simple squamous

Question 52

What is stained by Haematoxylin?

Answer 52

Stains acidic things blue, such as cell nuclei or RNA

Question 53

What is stained by Eosin?

Answer 53

Stains alkaline things/proteins pink. These include cytoplasm and colloidal proteins, as well as extracellular fibres such as collagen and elastic. BUT stains KERATIN orange/red (watery extra-cellular jelly or fats don't stain)

Question 54

What is stained by Alcian Blue?

Answer 54

Stains these blue: - Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) rich structures - found in all CT and extracellular matrix - Mucous goblet cells - Mast cell granules - Cartilage Matrix

Question 55

What is stained by Iron Haematoxylin?

Answer 55

Stains nuclei and elastic fibres - black

Question 56

What is stained by Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS)?

Answer 56

Stains hexose sugars (especially those of complex carbohydrate containing structures e.g. goblet cell mucins, cartilage matrix, glycogen, basement membranes and glycocalyx) Magenta (dark pink)

Question 57

What is stained by Toluidine Blue?

Answer 57

Stains nuclei, ribosomes, cytoplasm - dark blue Stains cartilage matrix, mast cell granules - pale blue Stains GAG-rich components - bright purple

Question 58

RESP: False vocal cords/Vestibular Folds

Answer 58

Respiratory epithelium