Lab Week 2025!

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Across
  1. 3. a dye primarily used to stain cell nuclei, giving them a blue or purple color
  2. 6. the skin's outermost layer
  3. 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.
  4. 9. Immunohistochemistry
  5. 10. works by oxidizing the vicinal diols in polysaccharides to aldehydes, which then react with Schiff's reagent to produce a magenta color
  6. 11. the body's largest organ, made of water, protein, fats and minerals
  7. 13. highly invasive malignant melanocyte tumor that is fatal but rarer than skin squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma.
Down
  1. 1. pigment-producing cells that primarily determine skin, hair, and eye color
  2. 2. this stain is done in 1.5pH and 2.5pH
  3. 4. a red, acidic dye commonly used as a counterstain in histological staining
  4. 5. microscopic study of tissue composition and structure, often referred to as microscopic anatomy.
  5. 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.
  6. 12. the Prussian blue reaction is commonly used in histology to detect and visualize ____.
  7. 14. a type of bacteria that causes tuberculosis and other types of mycobacterial infections, such as leprosy (Hansen's disease)