BIO 241 HISTOLOGY REVIEW Digestive System Dr. Tim Ballard Department of Biology and Marine Biology
Basic histological plan of the GI tract
Esophagus Arrow = epithelium of trachea M = mucosa SB = submucosa ME = muscularis externa A = adventitia
Esophagus Arrow = epithelium ME = muscularis externa Arrowheads = Blood vessels in the submucosa
Esophagus Arrow = duct of mucous secreting gland in the submucosa mucous gland stratified squamous epithelium
Esophagus muscularis externa inner circular outer longitudinal adventitia submucosa
Stomach
Fundic Stomach Arrowhead = muscularis mucosae Arrow = muscularis externa
Arrowhead = neck mucous cells Typical gastric gland parietal cells chief cells
Arrow = muscularis mucosae ME = muscularis externa Stomach wall parietal cells chief cells submucosa
Arrow = gastric glands Arrowheads = lymphocytes Pyloric stomach
Curved Arrow = villus Arrow = Brunners gland Arrowhead = lymphatic tissue Duodenum muscularis externa intestinal gland
V = villi S = submucosa PC = plica circularis M = mucularis mucosa arrowheads = intestinal glands Ileum
Ileum Arrow = Peyers patches Arrowhead = mesentery villus
Arrow = smooth muscle of taenia coli Colon mucosa no villi submucosa muscularis
Colon goblet cells simple columnar cells
Liver Arrowhead = capsule Arrows = interstitial c.t. Curved arrow = central vein lobule portal triad
Liver – portal triad A = Hepatic artery B = Portal vein C = bile duct simple cuboidal epithelium
Liver – hepatocytes and sinusoids A = central vein B = Portal tract Look for sinusoids as the spaces between cords of hepatocytes
Liver – bile canaliculi Arrowhead = endothelium of central vein sinusoid Look for canaliculi between adjacent rows of hepatocytes
Pancreas -- lobules Arrow = Islets of Langerhans Arrowhead = septa lobule
Pancreas -- acinus interlobular duct connective tissue acini