Histology Photomicrographs

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

I created this site in 2006 for students taking the human anatomy and physiology course sequence I taught at Peninsula College from 1981 through 2016.

One of the elements needed for understanding the functioning of the human body is a useful mental picture of the structure of the body at the microscopic level. The best way to build a mental picture of this microscopic territory is to explore it by direct "hands-on" experience with a microscope and histology slides in the lab.

The purpose of this site was to complement and facilitate students’ explorations in the lab. The images in this site are photographs I took of the microscope slides students worked with in lab. This site was a resource that could be used in a variety of ways: as a preview of lab work, as a review of lab work, and as a reference for lecture and text material.

Karen Hart, January 2019

• Epithelial tissue
  • Simple squamous epithelium
  • Simple cuboidal epithelium
  • Simple columnar epithelium
  • Pseudostratified epithelium
  • Stratified squamous epithelium
  • Transitional epithelium
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• Connective tissue proper
  • Areolar connective tissue
  • Adipose tissue
  • Dense regular connective tissue
  • Dense irregular connective tissue
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• Skin
  • Skin and hypodermis
  • Epidermis of thick skin
  • Sebaceous gland, arrector pili
  • Sweat gland

• Cartilage and bone
  • Hyaline cartilage
  • Compact bone
  • Spongy bone
  • Epiphyseal plate
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• Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle
  • Skeletal muscle
  • Smooth muscle
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• Nervous system
  • Neurons and glia
  • Nerve cross section
  • Nerve longitudinal section
  • Spinal cord
  • Dorsal root ganglion
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• Cardiovascular system
  • Blood
  • Cardiac muscle
  • Artery and vein
  • Small blood vessels
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• Lymphatic system
  • Lymph node
  • Peyer's patches
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• Respiratory system
  • Trachea
  • Lung
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• Digestive system
  • Esophagus/stomach junction
  • Duodenum
  • Jejunum
  • Ileum
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• Urinary system
  • Kidney cortex
  • Kidney medulla
  • Bladder
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• Reproductive system
  • Testis
  • Ovary
  • Endometrium