HISTOLOGY THROUGH

THE MICROSCOPE
Locations, Functions, and Labels
 NERVOUS TISSUE
Tissue: Nervous (Slide generally says “motor nerve cells”)
Label the Following:
Cell body
Nucleus
Axon
Dendrites
 NERVOUS TISSUE
Function:
Neurons transmit electrical signals from sensory receptors
and to effectors (muscles and glands) which control their
activity
Supporting cells support and protect neurons
Location:
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves
 MUSCLE TISSUE

Muscle Tissue
Tissue: Skeletal Muscle
Label the Following:
 Striations
 Nucleus
 Muscle fiber (cell)
 SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE
Function:
Voluntary movement
Locomotion
Manipulation of the environment
Facial expression
Voluntary control
Location:
In skeletal muscles attached to bones or occasionally to skin
 SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE

Muscle Tissue
Tissue: Smooth Muscle
Label the Following:
 At least one cellular unit
 Nucleus
 SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE.
Function:
Propels substances or objects (foodstuffs, urine, a baby) along
internal passageways; involuntary control
Location:
Mostly in the walls of hollow organs
 CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE

Muscle Tissue
Tissue: Cardiac Muscle
Label the Following:
 Striations
 Nucleus
 Intercalated discs
 CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE.
Function:
As it contracts, it propels blood into circulation; involuntary
control
Location:
The walls of the heart
 BLOOD

Connective Tissue: Blood

Tissue: Blood Smear (CT)
Label the Following:
 At least one white blood cell
 At least one red blood cell
 Plasma
 BLOOD.
Function:
Transport respiratory gases, nutrients, wastes, and other
substances
Location:
Contained within blood vessels
 STR. SQUAMOUS

Tissue: Stratified squamous epithelium

Label the Following:
 Apical surface
 Basement membrane
 Nucleus
 STR. SQUAMOUS.
Function:
Protects underlying tissues in areas subjected to abrasion
Location:
Non-keratinized type forms the moist linings of the
esophagus, mouth, and vagina
Keratinized variety forms the epidermis of the skin, a dry
membrane
 ADIPOSE TISSUE

Connective Tissue: connective tissue proper

Tissue: Adipose connective tissue (loose CT)
Label the Following:
 Fat droplet
 Nucleus
 ADIPOSE TISSUE.
Function:
Provides reserve food fuel
Insulates against heat loss
Supports and protects organs
Location:
Under skin in subcutaneous tissue
Around kidneys and eyeballs
Within abdomen
In breasts
 ELASTIC TISSUE
Connective Tissue: connective tissue proper
(“The slide generally says aorta”)
Tissue: Elastic connective tissue (dense CT)
Label the Following:
 Elastic fibers
 Nucleus
 ELASTIC TISSUE.
Function:
Allows tissue to recoil after stretching
Maintains pulsatile flow of blood through arteries
Aids passive recoil of lungs following inspiration
Location:
Walls of large arteries
Within certain ligaments associated with the vertebral column
Within the walls of the bronchial tubes
 DENSE REGULAR CT

Connective Tissue: connective tissue proper

(“Slide generally says mammal tendon”)
Tissue: Dense regular connective tissue (dense CT)
Label the Following:
 Collagen fiber
 DENSE REGULAR CT.
Function:
Attaches muscles to bones or to muscles
Attaches bones to bones
Withstands great tensile stress when pulling force is applied
in one direction
Location:
Tendons
Most ligaments
Aponeuroses
 AREOLAR CT

Connective Tissue: connective tissue proper

Tissue: Areolar connective tissue (loose CT)
Label the Following:
 Elastic fiber
 Reticular fiber
 Collagen fiber
 AREOLAR CT.
Function:
Wraps and cushions organs
Its macrophages phagocytize bacteria
Plays an important role in inflammation
Holds and conveys tissue fluid
Location:
Widely distributed under epithelia of body
Forms lamina propria of mucous membranes
Packages organs
 TRANSITIONAL EP.
Epithelial Tissue
Tissue: Transitional epithelium
Label the Following:
 Apical surface
 Basement membrane
 Nucleus
 TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM
Function:
Stretches readily, permits stored urine to distend urinary
organ
Location:
Lines the ureters, bladder, and part of the urethra
 RETICULAR CT

Connective Tissue: connective tissue proper

Tissue: Reticular connective tissue (loose CT)
Label the Following:
 Fibroblast
 Reticular fiber
 RETICULAR CT.
Function:
Fibers form a soft internal skeleton (stroma) that supports
other cell types including white blood cells, mast cells, and
macrophages
Location:
Lymphoid organs
Lymph nodes
Bone marrow
Spleen
 SIMPLE CUBOIDAL

Epithelial Tissue
Tissue: Simple cuboidal epithelium
Label the Following:
 At least one cellular unit
 Nucleus
 SIMPLE CUBOIDAL.
Function:
Secretion and Absorption
Location:
Kidney tubules
Ducts and secretory portions of small glands
Ovary surface
 SIMPLE SQUAMOUS

Epithelial Tissue
Tissue: Simple squamous epithelium
Label the Following:
 Plasma membrane
 Nucleus
Function:
SIMPLE SQUAMOUS.
Allows material to pass by diffusion and filtration in sites where
protection is not important; secretes lubricating substances in serosae
Location:
Kidney glomeruli
Air sacs of lungs
Lining of the heart
Blood vessels
Lymphatic vessels
Lining of ventral body cavity (serosae)
PSEUDOSTRATIFIED COLUMNAR
Epithelial Tissue
Tissue: Psuedostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
Label the Following:
 Apical surface
 Basement membrane
 Nucleus
 Cilia
 Goblet cell
 PSEUDOSTRATIFIED COLUMNAR.
Function:
Secrete substances , particularly mucus
Propulsion of mucus by ciliary action
Location:
Lines the trachea, most of the upper respiratory tract
 BONE (OSSEOUS)
Connective Tissue: Bone
Tissue: Compact bone (Osseous Tissue) CT
Label the Following:
 Osteon – structural unit of compact bone
 Central canal
 Osteocyte in lacunae
 Lamella
 Canaliculi
 BONE (OSSEOUS).
Function:
Supports and protects (by enclosing)
Provides levers for the muscles to act on
Stores calcium and other minerals and fat
Marrow inside bones is the site for blood cell formation
(hematopoiesis)
Location:
Bones
 SIMPLE COLUMNAR
Epithelial Tissue
Tissue: Simple columnar epithelium
Label the Following:
 Microvilli
 At least one cellular unit
 Nucleus
Function:
SIMPLE COLUMNAR.
Absorption
Secretion of mucus and enzyme, and other substances
Location:
Lines most of the digestive tract (stomach and rectum),
gallbladder, and excretory ducts of some glands
 HYALINE CARTILAGE

Connective Tissue: Cartilage

Tissue: Hyaline Cartilage (CT)
Label the Following:
 Chondrocyte in lacunae
 HYALINE CARTILAGE.
Function:
Supports and reinforces
Serves as a resilient cushion
Resists compressive stress
Location:
Forms most of the embryonic skeleton
Covers the ends of long bones in joint cavities
Forms costal cartilages of the ribs
Cartilages of the nose, trachea, and larynx
 ELASTIC CARTILAGE
Connective Tissue: Cartilage
Tissue: Elastic Cartilage (CT)
Label the Following:
 Chondrocyte in lacunae
 Elastic fibers
 ELASTIC CARTILAGE.
Function:
Maintains the shape of a structure while allowing great
flexibility
Location:
Support the external ear (pinna)
epiglottis
 FIBROCARTILAGE

Connective Tissue: Cartilage

Tissue: Fibrocartilage (CT)
Label the Following:
 Chondrocyte in lacunae
 FIBROCARTILAGE.
Function:
Tensile strength allows it to absorb compressive shock
Location:
Intervertebral discs
Pubic symphysis
Discs of knee joint