Histology

• What are the stages of histological examination of a specimen

  1. Dissection
  2. Fixation to arrest biological activity and prevent tissue degradation
  3. Dehydration to prevent tissue damage
  4. Embedding
  5. Sectioning
• What is immunohistochemistry

  The use of antibodies to label specific proteins or cells.
• what stain is used for T-cells

  CD3+
• What type of cells are these, and what are their function.

  Simple columnar epithelium cells.

  They make up absorptive and secretory surfaces.

  
• What type of tissue are these cells from

  Brain tissue.

  These cells have a thin Axon for rapid cell to cell communication.

  
• What type of tissue is this, and what are the features.

  Smooth Muscle tissues.

  They elongate cells in order to maximise the contractions.

  
• What type of cells are these and what are the functions

  Stratified epithelia.

  Protective functions.

  
• What are the main features of the human tissue act.

  Regulates the activity of tissue use. Requires informed consent. You cannot analyse the DNA without consent.
• What year was the human tissue act

  2004