Histology Photomicrographs

Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL& 241L-242L)
Karen Hart, Peninsula College

• Epithelial tissue
• Connective tissue proper
  • Areolar connective tissue
  • Adipose tissue
  • Dense regular connective tissue
  • Dense irregular connective tissue
• Skin
• Cartilage and bone
• Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle
• Nervous system
• Cardiovascular system
• Lymphatic system
• Respiratory system
• Digestive system
• Urinary system
• Reproductive system
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Connective tissue proper: Adipose tissue

Example: Adipose tissue is found in many places in the body. One place adipose found is in the subcutaneous layer (the layer just below the skin).

Adipose tissue is seen here in the layer between the skin and the muscles.

Adipose tissue is basically areolar connective tissue that has a high concentration of adipocytes. Two adipocytes are indicated by ad.

Most of the volume of an adipocyte is taken up by a large droplet of stored fat. The typical method of making tissue slides involves chemicals that dissolve fat; a white space shows the area that was occupied by the fat droplet.

The cytoplasm of the adipocyte is the thin rim of pink that surrounds the white space.

ct = connective tissue of deep layer (dermis) of skin