Histology assignments - A&P1 Labs
The histology questions on histology assignments, quizzes, and exams in iCollege will come from the histology slides taken in our on-campus labs. A file containing labeled images of these histology slides is in iCollege (A&P1 Lab = Ex06 content folder, file = “A&P1 Lab - Histology Drawings”; A&P2 Lab = Ex27 content folder = “A&P2 Lab - Histology Drawings”). Histology questions will ask you for the location, anatomy (structure = identification), and/or physiology (function) of the slides. The questions could cover the tissue in general or ask about any of the items listed in the labels part of the tables below.
Histology assignment format:
- Cover material from the content indicated in the schedule.
- 5 multiple choice and/or multi-select questions.
- 1 minute per question + 5 minutes additional to the total time.
- 1 point per question.
- 2 attempts only (highest scoring attempt being the one that is used).
A&P1 Lab histology, quiz, and exam slides and structures:
Epithelial Tissue |
Total Magnification |
Labels to be included in addition to list on template |
Simple squamous epithelium (lung epithelium) |
400X |
4: Air sacs, squamous epithelial cells, plasma membrane, nucleus |
Simple cuboidal epithelium |
400X |
4: Simple cuboidal epithelial cells, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen |
Simple columnar epithelium |
400X |
6: Simple columnar epithelial cell, basement membrane, connective tissue, microvilli, goblet cells, mucus of goblet cells |
Psuedostratified ciliated columnar epithelium |
400X |
7: Pseudostratified columnar layer, goblet cell, mucus of goblet cell, cilia, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen |
Transitional epithelium |
400X |
9: Transitional epithelium, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen |
Stratified cuboidal epithelium |
400X |
4: Stratified cuboidal epithelial cells, basement membrane, lumen, connective tissue |
Stratified columnar epithelium |
400X |
6: Stratified columnar epithelium, columnar apical cells, cuboidal basal cells, basement membrane, connective tissue, lumen |
Non-keritinized stratified squamous epithelium |
400X |
5: Stratified squamous epithelium, apical cells, basal cells, basement membrane, connective tissue |
Thick skin section |
40X |
8: Stratum corneum, Stratum lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, Stratum basale, papillary layer of dermis, reticular layer of dermis, hypodermis |
Connective Tissue |
Total Magnification |
Labels to be included in addition to list on template |
Areolar connective tissue |
400X |
4: Elastic fibers, collagen fibers, fibroblasts, ground substance |
Adipose tissue |
400X |
3: Adipocytes, vacuole containing fat droplet, blood vessel |
Dense regular connective tissue (tendon) |
400X |
2: Collagen fibers, fibroblasts |
Hyaline cartilage |
400X |
3: Chondrocytes, lacuna, ground substance |
Elastic cartilage |
400X |
4: Chondrocytes, matrix, lacuna, ground substance |
Compact bone (osseous) |
100X |
4: Central canal, lacuna, lamella, osteon |
Spongy bone |
400X |
4: Trabecula, lacuna, osteoblasts, osteoclasts |
Muscular Tissue |
Total Magnification |
Labels to be included in addition to list on template |
Skeletal muscle |
400X |
2: Muscle fiber, nuclei |
Smooth muscle |
400X |
2: Muscle cell, nulcei |
Cardiac muscle |
400X |
2: Muscle cell, nuclei, intercalated discs |
Nervous Tissue |
Total Magnification |
Labels to be included in addition to list on template |
| Peripheral Nerve | 400X | 2: Neuron, Epineurium |
| Neuron (motor nerve) | 400X | 3: Axon, Dendrite, Soma |
| Neuromuscular junction (motor nerve endings) | 400X | 2: Motor end plate, Axon |
| Spinal cord | 400X | 6: Central canal, White mater, Somatic sensory gray mater, Somatic motor gray mater, Visceral sensory gray mater, Visceral motor gray mater |