Microscopy techniques — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The base of a cilium below the cell membrane, called the _____, consists of 9 microtubule triplets with no central microtubules

Answer: basal body

Flashcard 2: Oligodendrocytes have a "_____" appearance histologically

Answer: fried egg

Flashcard 3: The intermediate filament Vimentin is found in _____ tissue

Answer: mesenchymal

Flashcard 4: Which class of cells have a round, densely stained nucleus with a small amount of cytoplasm? _____

Answer: Lymphocytes (e.g. B cells, T cells, NK cells)

Flashcard 5: _____ differentiate from circulating blood monocytes

Answer: Macrophages

Flashcard 6: dermis

Answer: mesoderm

Flashcard 7: What organelles are stained with Nissl substance?

Answer: RER

Flashcard 8: What type of cytoskeletal element is most associated with cell structure?

Answer: intermediate filaments

Flashcard 9: Which layer of the epidermis is the regenerative (stem cell) layer? _____

Answer: Stratum basalis

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Flashcard 10: In which layer of sun-exposed skin is cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) formed? _____

Answer: Stratum basale

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