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HISTOLOGY DEPARTEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Tissue concept a basis of understanding and
recognizing the many cells type within the body
and how they interrelate
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Specializations of the cell surface :
1. Microvili 1,2,3,4
- finger like projections of the plasma membrane
- specialised for absorption ex. Small intestine
- complex of microvilli : brush or striated border
2. Stereosilia 1,2,4
- longer branched microvilli
- visible with light microscope
- ex.: epididymis
3. Cilia and Flagella 1,2
- Cilia are elongated, motile structures
- Flagella only in spermatozoa, much longer than Cilia,
one flagellum per cell
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE
• Ground substance
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE
MUSCLE TISSUE
Muscularis externa
Serosa/
Adventitisa
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