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SLIDE NAMES
MH 022 Connective Tissue
MH 023 Connective Tissue
TISSUE
Adipose (human)
Areolar (human)
Fascia Lata (human)
Ligamentum Nuchae (cow)
Umbilical Cord (human)
STAIN
Verhoeff (MH 022)
Azan (MH 023)
FIXATIVE
Zenker's Formaldehyde
IMAGE SIZES
89,178 x 39,756 pixels (MH 022)
13.2 GB
85,360 x 42,526 pixels (MH 023)
13.5 GB
FILE SIZES
499 MB (MH 022)
448 MB (MH 023)
OBJECTIVE
40x
PIXEL SIZE
0.3171 µm
SOURCE
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
School of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

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MH 022-023 Connective Tissue

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What dye(s) were used to stain these tissue sections? [ + ]

Verhoeff’s stain

What type of connective tissue is the the ?





Which type of is stained? [ + ]

Elastic fibers are bundles of elastin that stain intensely black

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What dye(s) were used to stain this ? [ + ]

Azan stain

Which type of is stained: [ + ]

Collagen (type I) fibers stain dark blue (elastic fibers also stain pink/red in this specimen)

Describe elastic connective tissue: [ + ]

Densely packed mixture of elastic and collagen fibers orientated in the same direction
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