Simple Columnar Epithelium

H&E

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

H&E

Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium with Goblet Cells

H&E

Stratified Squamous Nonkeratinizing Epithelium

Flattened nuclei 

H&E Stain

Stratified Squamous Keratinized Epithelium

Large Keratinized Layer

H&E Stain

Transitional Epithelium

Dome Shaped Cells at Luminal Surface

 H&E Stain

Adipose Tissue 

Note Adipocytes

Stratified Columnar Epithelium 

Masson stain

Dense Regular Connective Tissue

Note collagen fibers and fibroblast nuclei/ fibrocytes  

Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

Areolar (Loose) Connective Tissue

Collagen fibers are scattered with a lot of noticeable space (unstained ground subsance) in between

Reticular Tissue

Note reticular fibers stained black with silver stain

Plasma Cell in Mammary Gland

Function in producing antibodies

H&E

Longitudinal Section of Skeletal muscle

Toluidine Blue

Cross Section of Skeletal Muscle 

Toluidine Blue

Skeletal Muscle 

Note Cross striations, Peripheral nuclei, and connective tissue with blood vessels

Smooth Muscle 

tapered fibers

no striations and spindle shaped nuclei

unicellular

centrally located nuclei

Tunica Intima of the Aorta- Layer at the lumen

Smooth Muscle

Tunica Media

Thickest part in the Aorta

Muscularis Externa of the esophagus in the gastrointestinal tract

1/3 striated muscle

1/3 combination of smooth and skeletal 

1/3 smooth muscle 

Inner Circular view: string appearance

Outer Logitudinal Layer: Circular in appearance

All layers of smooth muscle

Inner oblique, Circular, then logitudinal 

Cardiac Muscle 

striated, branched, uninucleated

Note intercalated disks

Diiferent shade of blue represent white and grey matter. 

Glial Cells and pyrimidal cells

Purkinje Cell in cerebellar cortex

Silver Stain 

Purkinje Cell in Cerebellum 

H&E stain

Satellite Cell in Spinal Ganglion 

Function as supportive Cells