Histology

Experiment 14.1 The Histology of the Lung Introduction: This experiment will give you a change to see an alveolus, a capillary, and the respiratory membrane. Procedure: I studied a slide of a lung tissue and observed the various structures, mainly the alveoli, capillaries, and the respiratory membrane. I then drew pictures of the structures in different microscope powers. Summary: Very briefly, we will discuss how air travels to the lungs. First, air travels down your larynx, and then into…

I lead. The Christiana Care VolunTeen program allows young adults to help serve at the hospital in various areas, often exposing teenagers to how a hospital operates. Specifically, I worked in the Outpatient Pharmacy, SurgiCenter, and Pathology/Histology Lab, assisting patients and doctors with their various needs and tasks. Throughout the two summers that I volunteered at the hospital, I helped fold several hundred…

Living with a family member who suffers from mental disorder has opened my mind that a tiny alteration in the nervous system can change the whole family member’s life. When I was in elementary school, my dad brought me to a psychiatrist and explained that my mother has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, I became interested in schizophrenia and started to read articles about this devastating mental illness. I understand that being caretaker of people who has neurological problem is a…

Lichen Sclerosus (LS) is a relativeley uncommon chronic inflammatory diseasethat often affects the external genitalia and perianal area. In 10% of cases there is also extragenital involvement. LS of the external genitalia has also been associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis and vulva. LS is 6-10 times more common in women where it often presents around menopause. In men LS is often seen in older men aged greater than 60 years. 15% of LS cases occur in children, mainly females,…

To a biomedical engineer, research provides the opportunity to understand how the human body operates and the ability to develop treatment options to improve the health of human beings. Personally, I feel that research gives me the power to make a direct impact on helping those who are suffering. Additionally, it provides a different skill set that cannot be obtained in any course offered at the university which makes me value my experiences even more. From what I have learned since last year…

A Look Into the World of Forensic Technology Growing up, I was always unsure of the profession I was going to pursue. I went from being a nurse, to a doctor, to being an architect. It wasn’t until my sophomore year of high school when I became interested in science and decided to go into the field of biology, with focus on forensic science. Because of my strong interest in the subject, I was excited when given an opportunity to interview someone in the profession. I had the chance to interview…

Fibroadenomas are considered a common cause of discrete breast masses in young women. The diagnosis of these changes is based on the clinically relevant trinity of manual examination, imaging methods and non-surgical biopsy (which is sometimes also known as the triple test). Total diagnostic efficacy of the aforementioned three modalities is between 70% and 80%, although they can distinguish between benign and malignant lesions with 95% accuracy rate. Generally there is an agreement that…

I started off small, assisting with histology procedures until I was familiar enough with the laboratory to take responsibility for the preparation and imaging of olfactory tissue. I began my own project of designing and building an olfactometer. It was surprising not only how much chemical…

plasmid luciferase eESC reporter is constructed and transplanted at the injury site. To examine the effective regeneration of the eESC at the supraspinatus enthesis, the live image by two-photon confocal microscope accompanied with the post-mortal histology of the immunofluorescent eESC would be…

94% at 5 years, 85% at 10 years and 65% at 15 years, for atypical meningioma 91% at 3 years, 86% at 5 years, 62% at 10 years and 50% at 15 years. As expected OS is significantly better for low-grade meningioma (p=.034, Figure 1). Stratified by histology, we compared groups of gender, pre-surgery, time between prior surgery and RT, tumor volume and age. We found a significant better survival for a tumor volume < 50 years (p=.029) (Table 2). These factors remained significant also in the…