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Histological Techniques Flashcards

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What is the purpose for Histological Techniques?

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-Storing Tissue Samples

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What is Formaldehyde?

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-Preservative

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How is preserved tissue sliced?

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-Thinly

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How is a tissue ‘impregnated’ with wax?

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-Dehydrated first then wax added

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Word used to describe changes to tissue?

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-Artifacts

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What happens when dye is added to a tissue?

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  • Binds to molecules

- Adding dye is called ‘Stains’

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Name the two types for Dye. (H&E)

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  • Haematoxylin
  • Eoisn
  • Have affinity for opposite pH
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What happens when Haematoxylin dye is added?

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  • It is alkaline and has affinity for acidic molecules

- Turns purple/blue

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What happens when Eosin is added?

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  • It is acidic and has affinity for basic (alkaline) molecules
  • Turns pink
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Name X4 Basic Tissue Types

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-Epithelial
-Connective
-Nervous
-Muscle
(MENC)

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What are the features of Epithelial Tissue?

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  • Adhesions-strong bands between tissues and organs
  • Basal lamina- basement membrane
  • Basal Surface
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What are the functions of Epithelial Tissue?

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  • Physical Barrier
  • Chemical Barrier
  • Absorption
  • Secretion
  • Containment
  • Locomotion-movement
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What features can classify epithelial tissue?

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  • Shape
  • Surface
  • No. of layers
  • Specialsed cells
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What are X3 shapes of Epithelial Tissue

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  • Squamous
  • Cuboidal
  • Columnar
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What are glands made of?

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-Epithelial Tissue

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Name X2 Types of Glands

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-Endocrine and Exocrine

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Function of Endocrine Glands?

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-Product is secreted towards Basal end of cell (bottom(

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Function of Exocrine Glands?

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-Product is secreted towards the Apical end of cell (top)

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Name X3 Types of Connective Tissue

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-Soft
-Hard
-Blood and Lymph
(determined by no. cells packed)

20
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Name types of Soft Tissue?

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-Tendons and Ligaments

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Name types of Hard Tissue

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  • Hyland Cartilage

- Bone

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What does Blood and Lymph Tissue form?

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-Specialised cells

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Name X4 key features of Connective Tissue

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  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Fibres-collagen etc
  • Tissue fluid
  • Ground Substance
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What are Osteocytes?

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-cells of the bone

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What are Chondrocytes?
-Cells of the Cartilage
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What are Adipose Cells?
-Fat Cells
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What are Fibroblast cells?
-Produces and maintains Extracellular Matrix
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What is the Extracellular Matrix?
- Network of Extracellular Macromolecules (big) | - NOT Same as Mitochondrial Matrix
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What are features of Soft Connective Tissue?
-Soft and flexible (e.g ligaments)
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Name X3 Types of Cartilage
- Hyaline - Elastic - Fibrocartilage
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What is Muscle tissue made of?
- Muscle cells | - Contains Contractile fibres
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What X2 fibres provide force of energy to Muscle cells to contract?
-Myosin and Actin
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Name X3 Types of Muscle Tissue
-Cardiac -Skeletal -Smooth (CSS)
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Features of Smooth Muscle?
- Simple - No Striations- lines - Involuntary
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Features of Cardiac Muscle?
- Striated - Forms heart wall (X3 Layers) - Voluntary
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Features of Skeletal Muscle?
- Multi-nucleated - Sacrcolemma-elongated nuclei - Striated - Voluntary
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What are X2 Components of the Nervous Tissue?
- Neurons and Glial Cells | 1: 10 ratio
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Name X4 Types of Neurons' Structures
- Multipolar-Many dendrites and X1 Axon (body) - Bipolar-X1 Axon and X1 Dendrite - Pseduounipolar-Axons BOTH directions - Unipolar-X1 Axon ONLY (Named according total no. of parts)
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Function of Glial Cells?
- Provide structural support to neutrons - Forms Myelin Sheath - Maintains Homeostatic Environment
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Name X3 Types of Glial Cells
- Astrocytes-provide support ('a'-amazing help) - Microglial-Immune Surveillance - Oligodendrocytes-produce myelin sheath
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What is name for Glial Cells in PNS?
-Schwann Cells

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