Histology - Mitosis (Whitefish Blastula)

This video describes the histology of mitosis using the whitefish blastula. The cell cycle is briefly described and broken down into mitosis, G1, S, and G2 phases. Problems associated with using microscope slides to study mitosis are explained. The video shows characteristic features of prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. Features include the centrosomes, chromatin, spindle apparatus, astral fibers/microtubules, kinetochore microtubules, metaphase plate and cytokinesis.
Quiz Link:
www.screencast.com/t/pFXYgwykrm
"Virginia - Website Digital Histology" by Alice S. Pakurar, license: CC BY-NC-SA
Link to site:
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[@JennyB-rm8le]

Thank you for the great visualization and explanation. I also appreciated the root meanings of the various phases.

[@a-muse6567]

I was taught that "meta" means "middle". Here is a portion of an etymology of the root: The ancient Greek word meta (or perhaps originally meda) actually exists in English today. It can be seen in English mid, midst, middle, medium, mediate, medial, medieval, and Mediterranean. In all those words, meta (or its English equivalents medi, med, and mid) means "in the middle of", "central to", "between", "within" or "within the body of".

[@drbobrd]

Thanks for your comment. If you google it the answer is "after" or "beyond". Here is an example of how it might be used in a word like metaphysics.
"Actually, 'meta' in ancient Greek meant 'after'. The word 'metaphysics' was coined by an ancient editor of Aristotle's works, who simply used it for the books listed after those on physics. The physics books discussed things that change; the metaphysics books discussed things that don't change."
The prefix "meso" is more often used to imply middle as in mesoderm or mesothelium.

[@Emu___]

thank you so much this was really helpful!!

[@g.quagmire7583]

Thanks a lot

[@JorgeLopez-ic3jx]

This video was really helpful, thank you so much for sharing...

[@drbobrd]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you found it useful.