(a) Epithelial tissue

(b) Connective tissue

(c) Muscular tissue

(d) Nervous tissue

(a)

(b)
Adhesion belt (e) (c)

Basement membrane

(d)

Adjacent plasma membranes

Intercellular space

Strands of transmembrane proteins

(a) Tight junctions

Adjacent plasma membranes Microfilament (actin)

Plaque

Transmembrane glycoprotein (cadherin)

Intercellular space (b) Adherens junction

Adhesion belt

Adjacent plasma membranes

Intercellular space

Plaque Transmembrane glycoprotein (cadherin)

Intermediate filament (keratin) (c) Desmosome

Intermediate filament (keratin)

Basement membrane Plaque Plasma membrane Transmembrane glycoprotein (integrin) in extracellular space (d) Hemidesmosome

Adjacent plasma membranes

Connexons (composed of connexins)

Gap between cells

(e) Gap junction

(a) Epithelial tissue with many cells tightly packed together and little to no extracellular matrix

(b) Connective tissue with a few scattered cells surrounded by large amounts of extracellular matrix

Apical (free) surface

Lateral surfaces

Epithelium Basal surface Basal lamina Reticular lamina Connective tissue Nerve Blood vessel

Basement membrane

Arrangement of layers Basement membran e

Simple

Pseudostratified

Stratified

Cell shape Squamous Cuboidal Columnar

Basement membrane

LM

450x

Peritoneum

Plasma membrane Nucleus of simple squamous cell

Surface view of simple squamous epithelium of mesothelial lining of peritoneum

LM 150x

Cytoplasm

Flat nucleus of simple squamous cell Connective tissue

Small intestine
LM 630x

Muscular tissue Sectional view of simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) of peritoneum of small intestine

Simple squamous cell Basement membrane

Connective tissue
Simple squamous epithelium

Blood capillary with red blood cells

Connective tissue

Kidney
LM

Nucleus of simple cuboidal cell

500x

Connective tissue
LM 100x

Lumen of tubule Sectional view of simple cuboidal epithelium of urinary tubules

Simple cuboidal cell

Basement membrane

Connective tissue
Simple cuboidal epithelium

Microvilli

Mucus in goblet cell

Lumen of jejunum Small intestine Nucleus of absorptive cell Nucleus of goblet cell Basement membrane Connective tissue

LM

1500x

Nonciliated simple columnar epithelium

LM 500x

Sectional view of nonciliated simple columnar epithelium of lining of jejunum of small intestine

Microvilli
Mucus in goblet cell Absorptive cell Basement membrane Connective tissue Nonciliated simple columnar epithelium

Nonciliated simple columnar epithelium

Uterine tube

Cilia

Lumen of uterine tube

LM

640x

Cilia Nucleus of ciliated simple columnar cell Ciliated simple columnar epithelium Connective tissue
LM 500x

Sectional view of ciliated simple columnar epithelium of uterine tube

Cilia Mucus in goblet cell Basement membrane Connective tissue Ciliated simple columnar epithelium

Ciliated simple columnar epithelium

Mucus in goblet cell Cilia

LM 630x

Cilia

Lumen of trachea

Trachea Nucleus of ciliated columnar cell Nucleus of goblet cell Nucleus of basal cell Connective tissue

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

LM 400x

Sectional view of pseudostratified columnar epithelium of trachea

Mucus in goblet cell

Ciliated columnar cell

Cilia Basement membrane Basal cell Connective tissue

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Lumen of vagina

Nonkeratinized surface cell

Nucleus
LM
630x

Vagina

Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium Connective tissue

LM

400x

Sectional view of nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium of lining of vagina

Flattened squamous cell at apical surface

Basement membrane

Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium

Connective tissue

Esophagus
Lumen of duct
LM 640x

Nuclei of stratified cuboidal cells Nucleus of cuboidal cell Lumen of duct Stratified cuboidal epithelium Connective tissue

LM

380x

Sectional view of stratified cuboidal epithelium of the duct of an esophageal gland

Apical surface

Stratified cuboidal epithelium

Basement membrane Connective tissue

Stratified cuboidal epithelium

Lumen of pharynx

Nucleus of stratified columnar cell

Pharynx

LM

630x

Stratified columnar epithelium

Connective tissue
LM 400x

Sectional view of stratified columnar epithelium of lining of pharynx

Apical surface

Stratified columnar epitheliu m

Basement membrane

Connective tissue

Stratified columnar epithelium

Urinary bladder Lumen of urinary bladder

Rounded surface cell in relaxed state Nucleus of transitional cell

LM

630x

Transitional epithelium

Connective tissue
LM 400x

Sectional view of transitional epithelium of urinary bladder in relaxed (empty) state

Apical surface

Transitional epithelium Basement membrane Connective tissue

Relaxed transitional epithelium

LM

1000x

Reticular fiber Ground substance

Nucleus of mesenchymal cell

Ground substance Nucleus of mesenchymal cell Reticular fiber

LM 300x

Embryo

Sectional view of mesenchyme of a developing embryo

Fibroblast Collagen fiber

LM 1000x

Collagen fiber Skin

Fibroblast
Elastic fiber Subcutaneous layer
LM 400x

Reticular fiber Mast cell

Sectional view of subcutaneous areolar connective tissue

Plasma membrane
Heart Cytoplasm

Fat-storage area
Nucleus
LM 630x

Fat
LM 200x

Blood vessel

Sectional view of adipose tissue showing adipocytes of white fat and details of an adipocyte

LM 640x

Reticular fiber

Lymph node Nucleus of reticular cell

LM 400x

Reticular fiber

Sectional view of reticular connective tissue of a lymph node

White blood cell (leukocyte)

Blood plasma

Platelet
Red blood cell (erythrocyte) Blood in blood vessels
LM 630x

Blood smear (all enlargements are 1500x)

LM 400x

Collagen fiber

Tendon Skeletal muscle

Nucleus of fibroblast
200x

LM

Collagen fiber

Sectional view of dense regular connective tissue of a tendon

Collagen fiber: Nucleus of fibroblast Longitudinal section

Transverse section

Skin

LM 640x

Blood vessel Dermis

Nucleus of fibroblast
LM 200x

Sectional view of dense irregular connective tissue of reticular region of dermis

LM 400x

Aorta Elastic lamellae (sheets of elastic material) Nucleus of fibroblast

Heart

LM

50x

Sectional view of elastic connective tissue of aorta

Perichondrium

Skeleton

Lacuna containing chondrocyte

Nucleus of chondrocyte
LM 400x

Fetus
LM 200x

Ground substance

Sectional view of hyaline cartilage of a developing fetal bone

Nucleus of chondrocyte

LM 400x

Vertebra

Lacuna containing chondrocyte

Intervertebral disc
LM
200x

Collagen fibers in ground substance Nucleus of chondrocyte

Sectional view of fibrocartilage of intervertebral disc

Lacuna containing chondrocyte

LM 640x

Auricle of ear

Elastic fiber in ground substance Nucleus of chondrocyte Elastic fiber in ground substance Lacuna
LM 400x

Sectional view of elastic cartilage of auricle of ear

containing chondrocyte

Canaliculi
Central (haversian) canal

Femur

Lacuna Lamella
LM 400x

LM

100x

Sectional view of several osteons (haversian systems) of femur (thigh bone)

Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle fiber (cell)

Nucleus

Striations

LM 400x

Longitudinal section of skeletal muscle tissue

Skeletal muscle fiber

Nucleus

Cardiac muscle fiber (cell) Intercalated disc Striations

LM 500x

Heart

Longitudinal section of cardiac muscle tissue

Cardiac muscle fibers

Smooth muscle

Smooth muscle fiber (cell) Nucleus of smooth muscle fiber

Artery

LM 500x

Longitudinal section of smooth muscle tissue

Smooth muscle fiber

Dendrite Nucleus of neuroglial cell Nucleus in cell body

Axon
LM 400x

Spinal cord

Neuron of spinal cord