Histology Practical- Be able to identify each tissue type listed and an example of one place in the body
where it can be found (I’ve included some example/suggested places to know here); also be able to
identify structures of the skin listed at the bottom of the page.
Epithelial Tissue Type
Simple squamous
Suggested locations to know
Endothelium (inner lining of blood vessels), lung alveoli (respiratory surfaces),
mesothelia (lining of serous membranes), kidneys
Lining of skin, mouth, esophagus, rectum
Most glands and ducts, some kidney tubules
Lining of stomach, intestines (small and large), some kidney tubules
Lining of trachea and much of the upper respiratory tract
Stratified squamous
Simple cuboidal
Simple columnar
Pseudostratified
ciliated columnar
Transitional
Lining of bladder and ureters
*note: for epithelial tissue, you will also need to be able to identify goblet cells (often associated with
simple columnar and pseudostratified); you will also need to identify cilia on pseudostratified ciliated
columnar epithelia.
Connective Tissue
Type
Areolar
Adipose
Locations
Hyaline cartilage
Elastic cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Bone
Subcutaneous layer, papillary dermis
Subcutaneous layer, around kidneys,
yellow bone marrow
Spleen, lymph nodes, liver
Tendons, ligaments
Reticular dermis, perichondria and
periostea (outer linings of
cartilage/bone)
Most cartilage, ex. trachea
Epiglottis, external ear
Intervertebral discs, knees
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Blood
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Reticular
Dense regular
Dense irregular
Muscle Tissue
Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
Locations
Dermis, Lining blood vessels,
lining GI tract
Heart
Generally attached to bone
Structures to identify/other stuff to
know
Collagen, elastin, cell nuclei
adipocytes
Reticular fibers, cell nuclei
Cell nuclei
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Chondrocytes, lacunae, matrix
Same as hyaline
Same
Osteocytes, lacunae, canaliculi, central
canal; know collagen is the primary
protein of the matrix
Erythrocytes, Leukocytes
Structures to identify/other stuff to know
Nuclei of cells; know non-striated, involuntary
Nuclei, intercalated discs; know striated, involuntary
Nuclei; know striated, voluntary
Neural Tissue
Neuron
Locations
Brain, nerves
Neuroglia
(support cells)
Brain, nerves
Structures to identify/other stuff to know
Identify cell body, dendrites/axon (don’t need to
differentiate between dendrites and axon)
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Skin: You should be able to identify the following structures in the skin for the first practical:
Epidermis (know tissue type)
Dermis (know tissue types of papillary and reticular)
Hair and hair follicle
Sebaceous gland
Sudoriferous gland (do not need to differentiate between apocrine and merocrine/eccrine)