Learning path · Histology

Muscle tissue

Distinguish smooth, skeletal and cardiac muscle in longitudinal and cross-section: nucleus position, cross-striation, intercalated discs and connective-tissue sheaths.

  1. Ileum wall, H&E, overview: two-layered tunica muscularis and lymphoid tissue

    Smooth muscle

    Ileum · H&E

    7 images 9 structures
  2. Tongue, H&E, overview: skeletal muscle bundles in different planes and lingual glands

    Skeletal muscle

    Tongue · H&E

    6 images 11 structures
  3. Masseter in cross-section, H&E, overview: fibre bundles, perimysium and a small muscle spindle

    Skeletal muscle in cross-section and muscle spindle

    Masseter muscle · H&E

    3 images 9 structures
  4. Myocardium, H&E, overview, cross-cut cardiac muscle bundles with connective tissue septa

    Cardiac muscle

    Myocardium · H&E

    8 images 13 structures

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