15. STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS NON
KERATINIZED EPITHELIUM
Identification Points:
• Surface squamous flattened cells
• No keratin
• Middle layer: polygonal cells
• Basal layer: high cuboidal/low columnar cells
17. PSEUDO STRATIFIED COLUMNAR
EPITHELIUM
Identification Points:
• Single layer of cells
• Some cells are columnar; others are cuboidal
• Nuclei lying at different levels; give the false appearance of ‘stratified’
epithelium
20. TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM
Identification Points:
• Basal layer of cuboidal cells
• Next, four layers of polygonal cells
• Next, two layers of pear shaped cells
• Upper most layer of umbrella shaped cells
27. DENSE REGULAR C.T
Identification Points:
• Parallel collagen fibres in the form of bundles
• Compressed elongated fibroblasts between the collagen fibres
32. MUCOUS ACINI
Identification Points:
• Pyramidal cells
• Apical portion lightly stained
• Basal portion darkly stained
• Flattened nuclei towards the base
39. ELASTIC CARTILAGE
Identification Points:
• Perichondrium is present
• Elastic fibres in matrix
• Basophilic ground substance around lacunae
• Chondrocytes in lacunae in the form of isogenous groups
43. HYALINE CARTILAGE
Identification Points:
• Dense Irregular CT (perichondrium)
• Chondrocytes within lacunae
• Chondrocytes in the form of isogenous groups
• Naked eye examination: Bluish white translucent appearance
73. CEREBELLUM
Identification Points:
From outwards to inwards:
• Molecular layer with fan shaped dendrites, stellate cells and basket cells
(but cell population is very low)
• Flask shaped Perkinge cells
• Granular layer (deeply basophilic appearance of closely packed nuclei)
76. SPINAL CORD
Identification Points:
• Central canal
• Butterfly shaped grey matter
• Dorsal median sulcus and ventral median fissure (depending on the
portion under examination)
80. ELASTIC ARTERY
Identification Points:
• No distinct outer and inner elastic membranes
• Tunica adventitia: merges with CT, contains vasa vasorum
• Tunica media: elastic fibres are present in a large amount
• Tunica intima: Simple squamous endothelium, subendothelial CT
94. SPLEEN
Identification Points:
• Red pulp: splenic cord and venous sinuses
• White pulp: contains lymphatic nodules and germinal centre
• Splenic sinuses
• No differentiation into cortex and medulla