Lab Week 2025!
Across
- 3. a dye primarily used to stain cell nuclei, giving them a blue or purple color
- 6. the skin's outermost layer
- 7. ____ cell carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm of the basal layers of the epidermis. Unlike squamous cell carcinoma, it is much less likely to metastasize.
- 9. Immunohistochemistry
- 10. works by oxidizing the vicinal diols in polysaccharides to aldehydes, which then react with Schiff's reagent to produce a magenta color
- 11. the body's largest organ, made of water, protein, fats and minerals
- 13. highly invasive malignant melanocyte tumor that is fatal but rarer than skin squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma.
Down
- 1. pigment-producing cells that primarily determine skin, hair, and eye color
- 2. this stain is done in 1.5pH and 2.5pH
- 4. a red, acidic dye commonly used as a counterstain in histological staining
- 5. microscopic study of tissue composition and structure, often referred to as microscopic anatomy.
- 8. ____ cell carcinoma is a malignancy arising from mutated keratinocytes, typically due to UV damage in individuals with type I or II skin types. These individuals typically have light skin, blue or green eyes, and red or blonde hair and burn without tanning.
- 12. the Prussian blue reaction is commonly used in histology to detect and visualize ____.
- 14. a type of bacteria that causes tuberculosis and other types of mycobacterial infections, such as leprosy (Hansen's disease)