14 features of mitochondria
-Motile
-Self-replicating with their own DNA and RNA
-Folds that increase surface area called cristae (more folds, more active)
-Generate energy in the form of ATP through oxidative phosphorylation
2Describe the cytoskeleton
Involved in cell support, shape, movement
3Describe the lipid bilayer?
-Semi-permeable lipid bilayer with proteins (integral and peripheral) and carbohydrates
-7-10 nm thick
4Describe the nucleus of a cell with euchromatin vs. heterochromatin?
-Euchromatin: Lots of dispersed, extended chromatin
-Large, well developed nucleolus
-Heterochromatin: Lots of condensed, coiled chromatin
-Small, poorly developed nucleolus
5Describe the nucleus of a dead or dying cell?
Heterochromatic or pyknotic nucleus
6Does staining have a meaningful relationship to the biochemistry of a living organism?
No
8How does the golgi apparatus stain in H and E?
Leaves a clear region
9Important difference between pinocytosis vs. phagocytosis?
Most cells do pinocytosis, only some cells do phagocytosis
10Relationship between terminally differentiated cells and cancer?
Those that don't divide don't typically cause cancer
11What 2 things cause cytoplasm to stain blue?
1. Ribosomes (rough ER, secretes lots of proteins OR free, produces lots of in-house proteins).
2. Secretory vesicles that stain with hematoxylin
12What are microtubules? Examples
-Hollow tubes of tubulin
-Centrioles (have 9 triplets), make up mitotic spindle, and cilia with 9+2 doublets
13What are mitochondria in H and E?
Acidophilic
14What do centrioles do? How are they organized?
It is a microtubular organizational center that assemble the mitotic spindle in prophase
Made up of 9 triplets of microtubules
15What are nuclear pores?
Allow material to move in and out of the nucleus
16What are primary lysosomes, secondary lysosomes, and residual bodies?
Primary =virgins
Secondary = actively destroying material
Residual bodies = left over, dissolve. exocytosis, or become lipofusin pigment
17What are ribosomes in H and E?
Basophilic
18What are some additional components in cytoplasm?
1. Stored foods
2. Pigments
19What are the 2 ways that cells do exocytosis? Examples?
1. Immediately exocytose without storage. Too few vesicles to see in cytoplasm (plasma cells)
2. Store products until needed. Secretory vesicles accumulate and are basophilic or acidophilic depending on contents (serous gland)
20What are the large clumps of RER in neurons called?
Nissl substance
21What are the three filament types? Examples
1. Microfilaments
-Actin filaments, contractile ring (telophase), cell junction zonula adherens, thin filaments
2. Myosin filaments
-Thick filaments
3. Intermediated filaments
-protein composition depends on cell type (keratin), mostly support, also desmosomes (cell junction)
22What are the two ways that lysosomes can destroy ?
Use hydrolytic enzymes to
1. Destroy materials outside of cell (risky due to potential of self-destruction)
2. Destroy materials inside of cell (heterophagy destroys cells brought in during phagocytosis and autophagy breaks down materials already in cell)
23What do genetic diseases that cause defective mitochondria primarily effect?
Skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers, neurons
24What does an H & E stain contain?
Eosin and hematoxylin
25What happens during G1, G0, S, and G2?
1 G1. Grows and performs functions, protein and RNA synthesis, most variable and longest
2. G0. Cells are resting and will re-enter or are permanently is G0.
3. S. DNA synthesis. Goes 2n to 4 n.
4. G2. Prep for mitosis, centriole replication.
26What is a barr body?
-Only one x active in diploid cell
-Inactive, condensed X is called a barr body.
-It is a small, dark mass of heterochromatin at edge of nucleus or small projection in neutrophils
27What is a frozen section? What is it used for?
-Sectioned with a cryostat and processed in minutes
-Used for lipids, enzymes, immunohistochemistry
28What is atrophy?
Decrease in cell size
29What is hyperplasia?
Increase in cell number. Cells must be capable of division.
30What is hypertrophy?
Increase in cell size and organelles (increases function)
31What is karyotyping? How is it performed in utero? At which stages are the cells blocks and why?
-It is the examination of the number and shape of chromosomes
-Performed by amniocenteses, growing cells in culture dish, blocking in metaphase, and analyzing chromosomes
-Metaphase because it's the stage when chromatin is most condensed
32What is more important: magnification or resolution?
-Bigger is not always better because the quality (resolution) counts
-Magnification be useless because of poor resolution
33What is the difference between acidophilic and basophilic?
Acidophilic = tissue components that stain with acid dies like eosin (i.e. cytoplasm) Colors red, pink, or orange
Basophilic = tissue components that stain with basic dyes like hematoxylin (i.e. RNA/DNA) Colors blue or purple
34What is the difference between euchromatin and heterochromatin? (Lightly or darkly stained)
Euchromatin is extended and active in transcription and metabolism (Lightly stained)
Heterochromatin is condensed and inactive in transcription and metabolism (darkly stained)
35What is the difference between necrosis and apoptosis?
-Necrosis is cell injury due to physical/chemical environments or virus. Cell ruptures and causes inflammatory response. Many cells impacted.
-Apoptosis is programmed cell death (suicide). Cell is skilled from autodigestion by lysosomes causing cell to shrink and fragment. No inflammatory response because cell does not burst.
36What is the difference between ribosomes attached to the RER and those that are free in cytoplasm?
RER = integrated in membrane, stored in lysosomes, or secreted
Free = Proteins for cells used
37What is the function of the centriole? Describe its arrangement?
It is a microtubular organizational center that assemble the mitotic spindle in interphase
Made up of 9 triplets of microtubules
38What is the Golgi apparatus?
Proteins and molecules made in the RER are modified. packaged, and sorted into vesicles (secretory and lysosomal) in Golgi
39What is the nuclear membrane?
Envelopes the nucleus and consists of 2 membranes with pores
40What is the nuclelous? What color does it stain?
-Site of rRNA synthesis and initial ribosomal assembly
-The rounded, darkly staining structure is large and visible in protein secreting cells
-Stains blue
41What is the path for protein secretion?
RER to Golgi to Secretory vesicles to exocytosis
42What is the RER in H and E?
Basophilic because of the ribosomes
43What is the RER?
-Continuous with the nuclear membrane
-Protein synthesis of secretory, lysosomal, and integral proteins, all proteins that need a membrane
44What is the role of SER? Role in skeletal muscle?
-Role depends on cell
-Common in cells that synthesize lipids or steroid hormones
-Plays important role in detox of alcohol, lipid soluble drugs, and toxins
-Is the sarcoplasmic reticulum. stores and released CA ions during contraction
45When is heterochromatin visible as distinct chromosomes?
During mitosis or meiosis
46Which cells have lysosomes that can destroy material outside of cell?
Eosinophils, osteoclasts
47Which three things would result in empty or clear cytoplasm?
1. Lipids or membranous organelles
2. Glycogen
3. Mucus
48Why are stages of mitosis difficult to recognize in adult sectioned tissues? What the sections with darkly stained clumped chromatin referred to as?
Mitotic figures
49Why are stages of mitosis difficult to recognize in adult sectioned tissues? What the sections with darkly stained clumped chromatin referred to as?
Because they are so small. Mitotic figures.