Your Instructor Gives You an Unknown Organ for You to Examine

question 70

Multiple Choice

Your instructor gives you an unknown organ for you to examine and identify through microscopy. What should you do first with the sample?

• A) fix it with preservative
• B) stain it to enhance contrast
• C) cut it into sections
• D) examine it for artifacts

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Definitions:

Endothelium

The thin layer of cells that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels.

Liver

Large, dark red internal organ that produces urea and bile, detoxifies the blood, stores glycogen, and produces the plasma proteins, among other functions.

Bovine Growth Hormone

A hormone naturally produced by cattle's pituitary glands, and its synthetic form is used to increase milk production.

Cows

Domesticated bovine animals, typically females, raised for their milk, meat, and as draft animals.