Neuromuscular 01

Topic: Pathology

Created on Sunday, February 8 2009 by gliageek

Last modified on Sunday, February 8 2009.

 
        A) Sarcoplasmic reticulin
 
        B) Actin filaments
 
        C) Mitochondria
 
        D) Myosin filaments
 
        E) Z-bands
 

 

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This question was created on February 08, 2009 by gliageek.
This question was last modified on February 08, 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) sarcoplasmic reticulin

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Tubular aggregates reseble sarcoplasmic reticulin, and appear as bright red subsarcolemmal aggregates on trichrome staining  (See References)

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B) actin filaments

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Amyloid filaments are 8-9nm in diameter, and hence may resemble thin actin filaments  (See References)

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C) mitochondria

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Mitochondria appear redder on trichrome, and are preferentially seen in subsarcolemmal locations  (See References)

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D) myosin filaments

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Tubulofilamentous inclusions (characteristic of inclusion body myositis) are even somewhat larger than the thick myosin filaments  (See References)

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E) Z-bands

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Nemaline rods appear to composed predominantly of alpha-actinin, and resemble z-bands  (See References)

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References:

1. Prayson, R.A., and Goldblum, J.R. (Eds.) (2005). Neuropathology. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia. (ISBN:0443066582)

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Neuromuscular 01
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