Table of Contents
An introduction to histology
Types of animal tissues. I. Epithelial
Classification of epithelial tissue
Simple, squamous epithelium, from cheek
Pseudostratified epithelial, from trachea
Stratified, squamous (skin)
Simple cuboidal (from kidney)
Glandular epithelium secretes products, e.g. milk, hormones
Types of Animal Tissue. II. Connective
Areolar connective tissue: widely distributed, forms subcutaneous layer, along w/adipose tissue.
Adipose tissue
Cartilage is firm, yet elastic
Bone: Compact bone and spongy bone are different in construction.
Types of Tissues. III. Muscle.
Skeletal muscle
Smooth muscle
Smooth muscle - teased to reveal individual cells
Cardiac muscle tissue
Types of Animal Tissue. IV. Nervous
Spinal cord cross section.
Detail of spinal cord grey matter ~ 200 x magnification
Motor neuron within spinal cord ~ 1000 x magnification
Pyramidal cells in cerebral cortex
Individual pyramidal cell in cerebral cortex
Close-up of retina ~ 400 x
Sensory hairs in cochlea
Taste buds on tongue
Organs and structures are composed of multiple layers of tissue, e.g. trachea
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Author: Stan Eisen
Email: seisen
Home Page: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/
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Introduction to Histology: A description of basic tissue types
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