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

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

• Hassall’s 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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