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COURSE DESCRIPTION - This course studies the microscopic anatomy of animal tissues and organs as elucidated by brightfield microscopy.  The laboratory also encompasses a broad range of cytological and microtechnique procedures.

PREREQUISITES - Principles of Biology I and II

GOAL:  to prepare mammalian tissues and stain slides using cytological, histochemical, and immunocytochemical techniques and to study human microscopic anatomy of these tissues and commercial preparations.

TEXTS:  HISTOLOGY: A TEXT AND ATLAS, 2005, 5th ed., Ross, M.H. and Pawlina, W.,  Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA.

COLOR ATLAS OF BASIC HISTOLOGY, 2003, 3rd ed., Berman, I., Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, New York.

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:

50% HISTOLOGY

35% = 2 Scheduled Written Examinations**
15% = 2 Scheduled Practical Examinations** (Prepared Slide List for Practical I
)

50% HISTOTECHNIQUE LAB

40% = Preparation of 30 Slides (Laboratory Slide Due Dates)
10% = Lab Quizzes (Laboratory Quiz Schedule
)


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Sputum Smear - Pap Stain

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Rat Large Intestine - H&E

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Rat Large Instestine - H&VG

HISTOLOGY LABORATORY SYLLABUS

Topics Lab Manual Pages Dates
Check In
     Buccal smear - Aceto orcein
     Sputum smear - Concentration method

4-5

8/25/08

Dissect and fix tissue

9-12

8/28/08

Embedding, Microtoming

13-17

9/04/08

Blood and bone marrow smears -
     Wright’s blood stain

8

9/08/08

Papanicolaou stain
     - concentrated sputum prep
     - fresh sputum prep

6-7

9/11/08

Harris’ Hematoxylin and Eosin - Regressive Method

18-27

9/15/08

Weigert’s Iron Hematoxylin - Progressive Method

27

9/18/08

Hematoxylin, Modified Masson’s CT stain
     (Aniline blue, Light green, Metanil yellow)

28-29

9/22/08-9/25/08

Miller's Elastic Stain

30

9/29/08

Gomori Iron Reaction

  31-33

10/02/08

Prepared Slides
     Repeat Stains if necessary

 

10/06/08

Frozen Sections

 

10/14/08

Immunocytochemistry - Anti-Pan Cytokeratin

36-38

10/16/08

Immunocytochemistry - Anti-Vimentin

36-38

10/20/08

PRACTICAL EXAM I - TISSUES

List 1

10/23/08

Immunocytochemistry -Anti-a-Actin (Smooth Muscle)

36-38

10/27/08

Immunocytochemistry - Anti-GFAP

36-38

10/30/08

Gomori's Hexamine Stain for Basement Membrane

34

11/03/08
Rapid PTAH stain for astrocytes

35

11/06/08
Prepared Slides
     Repeat Stains if necessary

 

11/10/08
Metachromatic Staining - Toluidine blue

40

11/13/08
Cartilage stain - Safranine O/Fast Green

41

11/17/08
Cartilage stain - Alcian blue/PAS

39, 42

11/20/08

Periodic Acid/Schiff Reagent (PAS ) - Modifications

39, 43

11/24/08

Submit slides - Clean up!

  46

12/01/08

PRACTICAL EXAM II - SYSTEMS

List 2

12/04/08

 

Lecture Outlines
Laboratory Quiz Schedule
Laboratory Slide Due Dates
Prepared Slide List for Practical I
Prepared Slide List for Practical II
Associated Pathology Slides

Dr. Annemarie Bettica - X5120
Brownson Hall, Rm. 225
betticaa@mville.edu

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