1st Year MBBS Histology Slides and Identification Points (FINAL)

HISTOLOGY SLIDES WITH
IDENTIFICATION POINTS
FOR 1ST YEAR MBBS
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SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM
Appearance: Flattened cells

Surface view: rounded central nucleus

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SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM
Cuboidal cells
Central rounded nuclei

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STRATIFIED CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM
Multilayered Basal cells: high cuboidal or low

columnar cells
Surface layer: cuboidal

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SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM
WITH GOBLET CELLS
Elongated column shaped cells (height is

greater than width)
Elongated basal nuclei

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STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS NON
KERATINIZED EPITHELIUM
Surface squamous flattened cells

No keratin

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SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM
Single layer of elongated cells

Height of cell is greater than width of cell
with elongated basal nuclei

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PSEUDO STRATIFIED COLUMNAR
EPITHELIUM
Single layer of cells

Nuclei lying at different levels; give the false
appearance of "stratified"epithelium

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FIBRO CARTILAGE
IDENTIFICATION POINTS:
No perichondrium
Chondrocytes within lacunae, arranged in
rows

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ELASTIC CARTILAGE
IDENTIFICATION
Perichondrium is present
Elastic fibres in matrix
Chondrocytes in lacunae in the form of
isogenous groups

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HYALINE CARTILAGE
Dense Irregular CT (perichondrium)

Chondrocytes (in the form of isogenous
groups) within lacunae
Visibility to naked eye: Bluish white
translucent appearance

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THIN SKIN
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium

Hair follicles and roots present
Sebaceous and sweat glands present

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THICK SKIN
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium

No hair roots and follicles
Pacinian corpuscles

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DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Parallel collagen fibers in the form of bundles

Compressed elongated fibroblasts between
the collagen fibers

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MUCOUS ACINI
Pyramidal cells
Flattened nuclei towards the base

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SPINAL CORD
Central canal
Butterfly shaped grey matter
Dorsal median sulcus and ventral median
fissure (depending on the portion under
examination)

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ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
Superficial tangential layer

Intermediate transitional layer
Radial zone
Calcified zone

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COMPACT BONE
Haversion Canal
Lamellae
Osteocytes in lacunae

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SPONG BONES
Trabeculae
Red marrow

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CARDIAC MUSCLE
Striated Appearance
Intercalated discs

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SMOOTH MUSCLE
Non-striated appearance
Single central nucleus
Spindle shaped cells

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SKELETAL MUSCLES
Characteristic striated appearance

Peripheral nuclei
Nucleus ovoid in shape

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ADIPOSE TISSUE
Unilocular
Nuclei towards periphery

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ELASTIC ARTERY
No distinct outer and inner elastic membranes

Tunica adventitia: merges with CT, contains
vasa vasorum
Tunica media: elastic fibres are present in a
large amount

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SPLEEN
Red pulp: splenic cord and venous sinuses

White pulp: contains lymphatic nodules and
germinal centre

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LUNGS
Alveoli: Type I alveolar cells (simple squamous

epithelium); Type II alveolar cells (cuboidal
cells)
Respiratory bronchioles: lined by simple
cuboidal epithelium

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THYMUS
Medulla is lightly stained

Hassalls corpuscles in medulla

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TONSIL
Stratified squamous non keratinized

epithelium
Crypt
Trabeculae
Lymphatic nodules

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HISTOLOGY SLIDES WITH

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Appearance: Flattened cells

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Multilayered Basal cells: high cuboidal or low

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Elongated column shaped cells (height is

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Surface squamous flattened cells

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Single layer of elongated cells

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Single layer of cells

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Dense Irregular CT (perichondrium)

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Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium

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Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium

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Parallel collagen fibers in the form of bundles

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Superficial tangential layer

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Characteristic striated appearance

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No distinct outer and inner elastic membranes

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Red pulp: splenic cord and venous sinuses

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Alveoli: Type I alveolar cells (simple squamous

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Medulla is lightly stained

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Stratified squamous non keratinized

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