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This tissue type lines blood vessels and alveoli.
Simple squamous epithelium
Routine stain with blue nuclei and pink cytoplasm.
H&E
Most common histology fixative.
10% neutral buffered formalin
Test measuring oxygen-carrying capacity of blood.
Hemoglobin
Organ with glomeruli and tubules.
Kidney
What are the 4 common objectives on a light microscope?
This part of the microscope is responsible for magnifying the image and is typically available in 4x, 10x, 40x, and 100x powers.
Magenta stain for glycogen and mucopolysaccharides.
PAS
Fixation must happen before this step.
Dehydration
Color of Gram-positive bacteria.
Purple
Gland with colloid-filled follicles.
Thyroid
Connective tissue that stores fat.
Adipose tissue
Silver stain for fungi and basement membranes.
GMS
Common alcohol used in dehydration.
Ethanol
Test used to assess kidney function.
BUN or creatinine
Organ with goblet cells and crypts.
Colon
Where do you find the pseudostratified columnar epithelium?
Upper respiratory tract in general
Blue stain for myelin in nervous tissue.
LFB
Clearing agents remove this agent
Ethanol
Anticoagulant in lavender top tubes.
EDTA
Has bronchioles and alveoli.
Lung
Microscope used in immunofluorescence.
Fluorescence microscope
Stain for ferric iron deposits.
Prussian Blue
Formaldehyde-free fixative that preserves glycogen.
Carnoy’s solution
Anemia caused by B12 deficiency.
pernicious anemia
This organ contains specialized structures called islets of Langerhans
pancreas