Learning path · Histology

Connective tissue

Cells and fibres working together: mucous, loose, dense, reticular connective tissue and adipose tissue – with fibroblasts, collagen and reticular fibres and adipocytes.

  1. Umbilical artery in cross-section with thick smooth-muscle wall and star-shaped lumen, umbilical cord, H&E

    Mucous (gelatinous) connective tissue

    Umbilical cord · H&E

    3 images 7 structures
  2. Fibroblasts in cell culture, Giemsa, overview with dense network of spindle-shaped cells

    Fibroblasts and fibrocytes

    Cell culture · Giemsa

    3 images 9 structures
  3. Skin, H&E, overview with epidermis, loose papillary dermis and dense irregular reticular dermis

    Loose and dense irregular connective tissue

    Skin · H&E

    7 images 13 structures
  4. Tendon, longitudinal, H&E, with external peritendineum, parallel collagen bundles and internal peritendineum

    Dense regular connective tissue

    Tendon, longitudinal · H&E

    3 images 11 structures
  5. Perfused spleen, H&E, overview with trabeculae and reticular tissue of the pulp

    Reticular connective tissue

    Spleen, perfused · H&E

    5 images 10 structures
  6. Adipose and loose connective tissue in a neurovascular bundle, trichrome stain, medium magnification

    Adipose tissue

    Neurovascular bundle · trichrome

    2 images 8 structures

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