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Histology - Cytology
WSU CVM Chandra
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Graduate
10/03/2008

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eosin acts as an acid or basic dye?
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acid
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a substances stained by an acid dye is
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basic
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the acidophilic particles in an eosinophil are
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basic
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DNA and RNA are basophilic because
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they are negatively charged
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a basophilic dye binds to things that have what kind of charge?
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negative
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a basophilic dye is basic because it has what kind of charge?
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positive
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ribosomes stain basophilic because
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they contain a lot of RNA, which is negatively charged.
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things that stain acidophilic have what kind of charge?
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positive
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an acid dye exists as a(n) ________ in solution
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an anion
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the cytoplasm of a cell is approximately what percent protein by weight?
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50%
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proteoglycans are
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polysaccharides bound to membrane proteins
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glycoproteins are
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oligosaccharides bound to membrane proteins
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free polyribosome
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synthesize proteins for use within cytoplasm
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Functions of Rough ER
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synthesizes proteins for packaging, secretion; post-translational modification, transport
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Golgi Complex
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modification (glycosylation, phosphorylation, sulfation, proteolysis), packaging and transport
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endosome
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bring substances into cell for transport and degradation
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lysosome
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intracellular digestive system; removes damaged or foreign bodies. Contain hydrolytic enzymes.
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3 types of endocytosis
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fluid-phase pinocytosis, receptor-mediated endocytosis, phagocytosis
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fluid-phase pinocytosis
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invagination and pinching off of cytoplasmic membrane, placing small droplets in pinocytotic vesicle, then transferred to cytosol
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receptor-mediated pinocytosis
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internalization of proteins, hormones, growth factors by pinocytosis
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phagocytosis
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ingestion of large particles by engulfing within a vacuole in the cytocplasm.
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Phagocytes include (4)
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macrophage, neutrophil, eosinophil, monocyte
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primary lysosome:
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has not entered a digestive event
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secondary lysosome:
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structure left after hydrolitic enzymes have been emptied
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autophagy
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removeal of obsolete cellular organelles by lysosomes
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mitochondria are best recognized by the presence of
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cristae
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the phases of the Cell Cycle are:
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G1, S, G2
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G1
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intense synth of RNA and proteins
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S-phase
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DNA Synthesis -- committment to mitosis
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G2
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gap between S and mitosis
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G 0 (naught)
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non-dividing state of cell
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phases of mitosis
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pro, meta, ana, telo
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