Microanatomy Web Atlas                  

Introduction:

Welcome!!!  Most of the photos on the web atlas were taken by Dr. Childs with the use of slides from the University of Texas Medical Branch Microanatomy class slide set and Nomarski optics. We hope they will guide you in your study of the structures and help you with the laboratory material.

Menu of Histology topics

| epithelia |connective tissue | bone, cartilage | blood  | muscle |
 | lymphoid/immune system | digestive system |   cardiovascular system
| respiratory system | skin |   mammary glands | endocrine system |nerve, eye, ear  |
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 urinary system  |   Male reproductive system  | Female reproductive system |

  Practice exams

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  Table of Contents:

    Epithelia

  Simple Columnar Epithelium

bullet Colon
bullet Duodenum
bullet Jejunum

  Simple cuboidal epithelium

bullet  Thyroid
bullet Kidney tubules

  Simple squamous epithelium

bullet Spinal cord (capillaries)
bullet Kidney glomerulus

   Pseudostratified columnar epithelium    

bullet  olfactory
bullet  trachea

    Stratified squamous epithelium

bullet  esophagus
bullet  skin

     Stratified columnar/cuboidal epithelium   

bullet salivary gland ducts (excretory)
bullet sweat gland ducts

      Transitional epithelium

bullet  major calyx
bullet    bladder  

 
bulletPractice Practical exam over epithelia
bulletEpithelia slide show
bulletEpithelia lecture study guide
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  • Connective Tissue

    bulletLoose, areolar
    bulletintestine
    bulletskin
    bulletadipose tissue
    bulletreticular fibers, spleen
    bulletDense
    bulletIrregular
    bulletregular

    bulletSpecialized cells in connective tissue
    bulletmast cells
    bulletmacrophages
    bulletplasma cells
    bulleteosinophils

    bulletPractice practical exam (connective tissue)

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    Blood

    bulletRed blood cells
    bulletNEUTROPHILS
    bulletEosinophils
    bulletBasophils
    bulletMONOCYTES
    bulletLymphocytes
    bulletPlatelets
    bulletPractice practical exam (blood)

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    Cartilage and Bone

    bulletCartilage
    bulletHyaline: trachea
    bulletElastic: ear
    bulletfibrocartilage: intervertebral disk

    bulletEndochondral bone development

    bulletIntramembranous bone development

    bulletCompact Bone histology
    bulletground bone--demineralized
    bulletCompact bone: rib
    bulletSpongy Bone histology

    bulletCartilage and Bone cells
    bulletChondrocytes
    bulletChondroblasts
    bulletOsteoblasts
    bulletOsteoclasts
    bulletOsteocytes
    bulletPractice exam for cartilage and bone

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    Muscle

    bulletStriated (Cardiac) Muscle
    bulletPurkinje fibers

    bulletSmooth Muscle
    bulletIntestine
    bulletArrector Pili Muscle
    bulletMuscular Artery
    bullet Smooth Muscle Lecture study guide

    bulletStriated skeletal muscle
    bulletCross Section
    bulletLongitudinal Section
    bulletMuscle Spindle

    bulletPractice practical (muscle)

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    Nerve, Ear, Eye

    bulletPeripheral Nerve histology
    bulletTouch/Position/Vibration Receptors 
    bulletStretch receptors in skeletal muscle
    bulletSpinal Cord Histology
    bulletOrganization
    bulletMotor Neurons
    bulletGlial Cells
    bulletEye
    bulletEyelids and Lacrimal Glands
    bulletCornea, Iris, and Lens
    bulletRetina, Choroid, and Sclera
    bulletRetina proper
    bulletCentral Fovea
    bulletEar
    bulletOrganization of the inner ear

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    Lymphoid system/ Immune system

    bulletLymph nodes
    bulletTonsil
    bulletThymus
    bulletSpleen

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    Digestive system 

    bulletOral cavity/teeth
    bulletTongue
    bulletSalivary glands
    bulletEsophagus
    bulletMucosa
    bulletSubmucosa
    bulletMuscularis externa
    bulletAuerbach's plexus
    bulletGastroesophageal junction
    bulletStomach
    bulletCardiac region
    bulletGastric Pits
    bulletSurface mucous cells
    bulletParietal cells
    bulletChief cells
    bulletEnteroendocrine cells
    bulletSubmucosa
    bulletMuscularis externa
    bulletAdventitia
    bulletAuerbach's plexus
    bulletPyloric region
    bulletIntestine
    bulletDuodenum
    bulletMucosa
    bulletLamina Propria
    bulletCrypts of Lieberkuhn
    bulletBrunner's glands
    bulletMuscularis Externa
    bulletAuerbach's plexus
    bulletPancreatic duct
    bulletCommon Bile duct
    bulletJejunum and Ileum
    bulletPaneth cells
    bulletEnteroendocrine cells
    bulletColon
    bulletAppendix
    bulletMore Enteroendocrine cells
    bulletLiver
    bulletHepatic Lobule
    bulletKupfer cells
    bulletSinusoids
    bulletBile canaliculi and bile duct
    bulletThe portal lobule
    bulletGall bladder
    bulletPancreas

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    Cardiovascular System

    bulletMuscular artery
    bulletElastic Artery
    bulletArteriole
    bulletCapillary
    bulletVein
    bulletHeart

    Respiratory System

    bulletOlfactory epithelium
    bulletLarynx
    bulletTrachea
    bulletLung
    bulletBronchus
    bulletBronchiole
    bulletAlveolus

    Skin

    bulletEpidermis
    bulletDermis
    bulletHypodermis
    bulletThick skin
    bulletThin skin
    bulletMeissner's corpuscles
    bulletPacinian corpuscles
    bulletSweat glands
    bulletHair

    Mammary Glands

    bulletLactating
    bulletNonlactating

    Kidney/Urinary system

    bulletGlomerulus
    bulletNephron
    bulletBlood supply
    bulletJuxtaglomerular apparatus
    bulletCalyces
    bulletUreter
    bulletBladder

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    Endocrine System

    bulletPituitary
    bulletThyroid
    bulletParathyroid
    bulletAdrenal
    bulletPineal
    bulletPancreas

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    Male Reproductive System

    bulletTestes
    bulletSeminiferous Tubules
    bulletLeydig Cells
    bulletEfferent ducts
    bulletEpididymus
    bulletDuctus Deferens
    bulletProstatic Urethra
    bulletPenis and Penile urethra
    bulletProstate
    bulletSeminal Vesicle

    Female Reproductive System

    Uterus
    bulletProliferative Stage
    bullet Secretory Stage
    bulletMenstral Stage

    Ovary--preovulation

    bulletPrimordial follicle
    bulletPrimary follicle
    bulletSecondary follicle
    bulletAtretic follicle
    bulletGraffian follicle

     Ovary--postovulation 
    bullet Ovulation events
    bullet Oviducts
    bullet Corpus Luteum
    bullet Corpus Albicans

    Placenta

    bulletCytotrophoblast
    bulletMature placenta
    bulletSyncytiotrophoblast

    Last updated: 08/14/04
    © copyright 1998 Gwen V. Childs, Ph.D.
    URL Address: http://www.cytochemistry.net/microanatomy/

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