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Intro. to Histology Flashcards

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Light Microscopy

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used to visualize and study the cell from a structural standpoint

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Phase Contrast

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type of light microscope that allows you to see structures without staining

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Polarizing

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  • requires a stain for visualization and fixation

- has a filter that adds a third dimension

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Confocal

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  • increases optical resolution and contrast of a micrograph by using point illumination and a spatial pinhole to eliminate out-of-focus light in specimens that are thicker than the focal plane. It enables the reconstruction of three-dimensional structures from the obtained images.
  • Requires some staining/dye
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Electron Microscopy

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  • physics principle is similar to how x-rays work
  • The penetration rate and strength to penetrate the skin/structure causes scattering when bouncing off objects, creating an image of the structures not penetrated.
    (TEM and SEM)
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Principle of Birefringence

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optical property of a material having a refractive index that depends on the polarization and propagation direction of light

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TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope)

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allows you to see inside the cell through the plasma membrane

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SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)

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  • allows you to see the electrons being repelled off of the surface
  • never in color
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Color stains and type of cell.

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Blue/Black: Basophilic
Pink/Light Pink: Acidophilic
Red/Orange: Eosinophilic
Grey/Light Grey: Neutrophilic

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To be considered an organ, there must be at least __ types of tissue present.

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2

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The largest most complex organ of the body, containing all 4 types of tissue.

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skin

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Messenger in and out of the nucleus.

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mRNA

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Two types of chromatin.

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Heterochromatin: chromatin is coiled tightly and dark
Euchromatin: uncoiled DNA and lighter in color

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Functions of the epithelium.

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Cell Structure & Filtering - Organized by Nature, Like to Stack in layers
Cell Polarity & differentiation
Cell metabolism
Cell signal transduction
Intercellular interaction (i.e. NMJ)
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Basal Lamina vs. Basement Membrane

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  • Basement membrane is term in light microscopy

- Basal Lamina is term in Electron Microscopy because more detail is visible and discernible

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CAMs

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cell adhesion molecules

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Immature connective tissue.

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mesenchyme, mucous

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Loose connective tissue (mature).

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Areolar, Adipose, Reticular

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Dense connective tissue (mature).

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Regular, Irregular, Elastic

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Cartilage (mature).

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Hyaline, Fibrous, Elastic

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Specialized mature connective tissue.

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Bone
Blood - specialized function is oxygenation
Lymph - specialized function is immunity

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Two types of nervous tissue.

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neurons, glial cells

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Largest protein structure you can see.

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proteoglycan

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Adhesion proteins.

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laminins, entacins, selectins, proteoglycans

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Adhesion promoted by the _____ dependant Cadherins.
Ca2+
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Gap Junctions
- types of “open” pores, and are more viable for intracellular transportation - easily open for a chemical electrical gradient - minerals go and pass between cells
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Desmosomes
- form family of intracellular adhesion molecules with sides that have links to the membrane and an isoform from the other side of the cell - linked together through the plaque and keratins (cytoskeletal fibers) - Strong junctions found at base (hemidesmosome) and lateral portion of the cell
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This network is primarily responsible for holding skin cells together and in makes up to 50% of the total protein of living skin cells,
Macula Adherens (Desmosomes)
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Zonula Occludens
Tight Junctions
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Stereocilia
- Non-motile surface area specializations that project into the lumen - Protein core made of actin filaments with fimbrin cross-linking the filaments and ezrin attaching actin filaments to the membrane, alpha-actinin cross-links actin filaments at the base - Very very long microvilli, 100x longer and are unable to bend, cilia do bend
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Layers of epithelial cells.
Simple - single row of cells Stratified - 2 rows of cells stacked together Pseudostratified - ill-defined stack of cells
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Cell shape.
Squamous - flattened Cuboidal Columnar Transitional
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Simple squamous epithelium
- single layer of flattened cells Location: blood & lymphatic vessels (Endothelium); pericardium, peritoneum, (Mesothelium) - allows for a lot of fluid filtration
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Simple cuboidal epithelium
Location: Ovaries, kidneys, certain glands (endocrine or exocrine), etc
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Nonciliated simple columnar epithelium
Location: GI tract (excluding esophagus), certain ducts & gallbladder. - Can be microvilliated or not
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Ciliated simple columnar epithelium
Location: Respiratory tract, uterine tubes, PNS, spinal canal. - trachea is the only place in the body that have cilia and microvilli together but this is not columnar epithelium, it is stratified squamous epithelium
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Stratified squamous epithelium
Location: Keratinized - Skin Nonkeratinized- Wet surfaces: mouth, tongue, esophagus, vagina, etc
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Stratified cuboidal epithelium
Location (more rare): Ducts of adult sweat glands, male urethra, ovum, etc.
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Stratified columnar epithelium
Location: Part of the urethra, large glands (parotid), anal mucous membrane, part of conjunctiva. - somewhat rare
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Relaxed transitional epithelium (aka urothelium)
- combination of stratified cuboidal and stratified columnar, called “umbrella cells” Location: Urinary bladder, part of the urethra & ureters
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Location: Ciliated: Respiratory tract Nonciliated: Large ducts of some glands, epididymis, part male urethra. bronchus and bronchi, nasal septum, and paranasal sinues. - not stratified, it is actually simple columnar epithelium but the cells are arranged in a “checkerboard” fashion - simple columnar is just arranged in single rows (this is what differentiates the two)
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Glandular Epithelium-Endocrine
Location: Endocrine organs: pancreas, thyroid, pituitary, ovaries, testis, etc PANCREAS: can do both exocrine and endocrine at the same time - columnar epithelium and its arrangement is acinar
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Glandular Epithelium - Exocrine
Location: Sweat, salivary, sebaceous glands
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Two types of endocrine glands.
Follicle-like (thyroid) - secrete precursors of hormones into the follicular lumen and then is completed in the follicle - has room to store so that is why it secretes precursors first Cords-like (parathyroid) - release the hormone already in its final form
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Exocrine glands.
Merocrine - salivary & pancreas, secrete little vesicles but cell structure is left intact Apocrine - mammary glands, top of cell sheds off Holocrine - skin sebaceous, whole cell sheds off Ex- breast milk

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