Introduction

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branch of anatomy that deals with the study of tissues

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histology

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scientific study of the fine details of cells and tissues using a microscope

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histology

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greek word of histology

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histos

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meaning of histos

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tissue

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meaning of logos

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study

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study of the identification and distribution of chemical compounds

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histochemistry

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way to understand the function of cells/tissues/organs/systems

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education

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to inform treatment options

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diagnosis

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histology is indispensable in biological research

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research

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to determine possible causes of sudden death

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forensic investigations (autopsy)

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for tissues from archeological sites

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archeology

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he introduced the concept of tissue in anatomy

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xavier bichat

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year when xavier bichat introduced the concept of tissue

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1801

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owns a book in year 1819

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karl meyer

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the science that deals with the use of microscope

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microscopy

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the technology of making very small things visible to human eye

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microscopy

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the ratio between the size of an image produced by the microscope and its actual size

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magnification

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a measure of clarity

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resolution

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the ability of visualized a particular cell structure

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contrast

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10x

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low power

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45x, 60x

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high power

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100x

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oil immersion

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the power of enlargement of image on an object

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magnification

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refers to the light intensity

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contrast

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the resolving power of a microscope

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resolution

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the _________ the resolving power of the microscope, the more detailed the specimen

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greater

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types of microscopy

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light microscopy, electron microscopy

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light as a source of illumination

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light microscopy

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basic tool of a histologist

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light microscope

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use visible light as the source of illumination

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bright field microscopy

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the background remains dark

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dark-field microscopy

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operates on the principle of scattering

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dark-field microscopy

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where an entire organism is small enough to be placed directly onto a microscope slide

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whole mount

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where specimens are supported in some way so that very thin slices can be cut

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sections

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where the specimen consists of cell suspended in fluid

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smears

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treatment of tissue with chemicals

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fixation

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removal of water

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dehydration

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used for dehydration

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ethyl alcohol

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process of making tissue transparent

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clearing

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complete removal of clearing agents

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impregnation

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the casting of tissue in melted paraffin

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embedding

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process of cutting tissue into sections

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sectioning/cutting

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process of placing tissue section on adhesive glass slide

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mounting

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process of coloring tissues for easy visualization

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staining

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preserves the chemical of nature of the tissue to be demonstrated further

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histochemical fixative

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preserves the anatomy of the tissue

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microanatomic fixatives

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preserves the intracellular structures or inclusion

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cytologic fixatives

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staining method used to detect polysaccharides

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periodic acid schiff (PAS)

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used to identify chromosomal material

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feulgen reacetion

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method for localizing alkaline phosphatase enzyme

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gomori-takamatsu

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substance used to set dyes on tissue sections by forming a coordination complex

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mordant

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stain with color contrasting the principal stain

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counterstain

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a method of staining tissue that gives information on the presence and location of macromolecules

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histochemistry

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uses fluoroscein-labeled antibodies

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immunocytochemistry

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a method that incorporates radioactive isotopes

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autoradiography

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this corresponds to one-millionth of a meter

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micrometer

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this corresponds to one-billionth of a meter

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nanometer

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this corresponds to one ten-billionth of a meter

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angstrom