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True or false: Histology is the study of the microscopic appearance of cells under the microscope?
False
True or false: Most cells are visible to the naked eye?
False
True or false: The resolution of a microscope refers to the separation distance at which two objects in an image can be apart and still distinguished as separate?
True
True or false: Electron microscopy uses an electron beam to create 2D images?
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True or false: Scanning EM has higher resolution than Transmission EM?
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True or false: Photoreceptors in the retina can be observed using electron microscopy?
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True or false: The light microscope uses fluorescent immunohistochemistry to visualize tissue structures.
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True or false: Fixation with formaldehyde prevents tissue degradation.
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True or false: Tissues can be embedded in paraffin wax, freezing, or plastic resin for sectioning.
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True or false: Haematoxylin (basic dye) stains acidic structures blue.
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True or false: Immunohistochemistry uses antibodies to label specific proteins or cells.
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True or false: Nuclear expression of oestrogen receptor alpha is seen in a subset of glandular cells in breast lobuli and small ducts.
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True or false: Dysplasia is a normal histological feature of the colon?
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True or false: Prostate cancer is characterized by the loss of basal cells?
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True or false: The Human Tissue Act regulates the use and disposal of human tissue?
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True or false: Benign tumors have the potential to spread to surrounding tissues?
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True or false: It is lawful to have human tissue for DNA analysis without the consent of the person it came from?
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True or false: Tissue removed and stored for diagnosis is not covered by the Human Tissue Act?
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True or false: Luminal hyperproliferation is a characteristic feature of benign tumors?
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True or false: Prostate cancer is characterized by immune cell infiltration and stromal reactivity?
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Which stain is commonly used to visualize connective tissue in histology?
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What is the purpose of fixation in tissue processing?
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Which microscopy technique provides the highest resolution?
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Which one of these is the correct order of increasing size, from smallest to largest?
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Which one of these is the correct order of increasing resolution, from lowest to highest?
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Which one of these is the correct statement about resolution in microscopy?
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What is the composition of normal prostate tissue?
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Which cells make up the majority of prostate tumors?
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