Histology
Practice Practical Questions
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1) What type of epithelium is this? (long arrow)
1) Simple squamous epithelium
1) Name the structure crossing the bottom half of the picture
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2) Identify the cells indicated by the short arrows
1) Tendon
3) Identify the light pink substance crossing the bottom of
the slide
2) Fibroblasts
3) Collagen
1) Name the structure the picture depicts.
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2) Name the structure indicated by the arrow accompanying
the “T”
1) Lymph node
3) Identify the structure indicated by the long arrow.
3) Lymphatic nodule
4) Identify the structure indicated by the short arrow head
4) CT capsule
2) Trabeculae
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1) What type of tissue is this?
1) Loose connective tissue
2) Identify the calls indicated by the short arrow
heads.
2) Fibroblasts
3) What is the function of these cells?
3) Secrete substances for the
matrix (collagen, elastin)
4) Identify the cell indicated by the long arrow
4) Defense cell
# 1-3
#4
1) Identify the tissue
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2) Identify the specific structure indicated by the
arrow
1) Mixed glandular
3) What type of cells make up the lighter center of
this structure?
3) Mucus secreting cells / Mucus gland
2) Serous demilune
4) Serous
4) Identify the structure indicated by the arrow.
5) Where in the body might you find this tissue?
5) sub-maxillary or submandibular
region
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1) Identify this structure?
1) Palatine/Lingual Tonsil
2) What type of epithelium is located on the outside of this
structure?
2) Stratified squamous nonkeratinized
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1) Identify this tissue
1) Circulating Blood
2) Identify the cell indicated by the short arrow
2) Monocyte
3) What do the long arrows indicate?
3) Platelets
4) Identify the majority of the other cells in the
field.
4) Erythrocytes
1) What is this structure?
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1) a desmosome
1) Identify the structrues
indicated by the arrows
2) Name the cells scattered
thoughout these structures
3) Identify the cells lining these
structures
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1) Spicules
2) Osteocytes
3) Osteogenic cells (osteoblasts
if columanr in shape)
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1) Identify the tissue indicated by the short arrow.
1) Hyaline cartilage
2) Identify the tissue indicated by the yellow arrow
2) Pseudostratified Ciliated Epithelium
3) Identify the layer indicated by the long arrow
3) Perichondrium
4) What type of cells are indicated by the short arrow
4) Chondrocytes
5) Bonus! What structure is depicted in the picture?
5) Trachea
1) Name the structure the to which the short arrows are
pointing.
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1) Golgi complex
2) What is the structure in the middle of the picture?
2) Nucleus
3) Name the structure the long arrow is indicating
3) Mitochondria
1) What type of tissue is shown in the top
picture?
2) What type of tissue is shown in the
bottom picture?
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1) Elastic Cartilage
2) Fibrocartilage
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1) What tissue and preparation does this picture depict?
1) Decalicified bone
2) Identify the layer the arrows are identifying
2) Periosteum
3) Identify the structures indicated by the short arrowheads
3) Lacunae / Blood vessels
What is housed in these spaces?
4) Name the type of cells of the pink layer
5) Bonus! What tissue fills the far left of the picture?
4) Osteocytes
5) Bone Marrow with scattered
adipocytes
1) Name the structure the picture depicts.
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2) Name the middle light purple layer of this structure.
What is it made of?
1) Muscular artery
3) Identify the substance to which the arrow heads are
pointing
3) Elastin
2) Tunica media / Muscle
1) Identify the structures indicated by the arrows
What light colored centers of these structures called?
2) Where are these structures located in the body?
3) Identify the tissue indicted by the yellow arrow
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1) Peyer’s patches / germinal
centers
2) In the intestine (the ilieum)
3) Simple columnar secretory
and absorptive apitheleium
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1) Identify the tissue in the center of the image
2) What type of cell is indicated by the long arrow?
1) Simple columnar secretory and
absorptive epithelium
3) Where might this tissue be found?
2) Goblet cell
4) Bonus! What type of cells are indicated by the
short arrows?
3) In the intestine
4) Defense cells
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1) Identify the layer indicated by the short arrow
2) What types of cells are found in this layer (from #1)?
3) Identify the layer indicated by the long arrows
4) Name the structures to which the long arrows are pointing
5) What is the tissue filling the far right of the picture?
1) Fiberous Perichondruim
2) Chondroblasts
3) Chondrogenic
4) Cell nests
5) Adipose
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1) Identify the organ
2) Identify the structure indicated by the arrowhead
3) Identify the region indicated by the arrowhead
4) Name the area that surrounds the region named in the last
question.
5) Identify the structures the long arrows are indicating
1) Spleen
2) Lymphatic nodule
3) White pulp
4) Red Pulp
5) Trabeculae
Name these cells.
1
3
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2
1) Polychromatophilic
erythroblasts
2) Normoblasts
3) Megakaryocyte