Lab Practical 1

Areolar connective tissue

Location: Found mainly around blood vessels and in the subcutaneous layer of skin

Structures: Elastic Fibers, Collagen Fibers

Cells: Fibroblasts

Reticular Connective Tissue

Location: Found mainly in lymph nodes, framework of the liver, spleen, and bone marrow

Structures: Collagen/reticular fibers

Cells: Fibroblasts

Adipose Tissue

Location: hypodermis (Scalp), around organs, in muscles

Cells: Adipocytes

Blood Smear

Location: Bloodstreams throughout body

Cells: Agranular and Granular leukocytes, Thrombocytes, Erythrocytes

Blood Smear (Sickle Cell Anemia)

Erythrocytes are elongated, almost looking like sickles, rather than being circular

Dense White Fibrous Connective Tissue (Regular)

Location: Mammal Tendons

Structures: parallel Collagen Fibers

Cells: Fibroblasts

Dense White Fibrous Connective Tissue (Irregular)

Location: Dermis

Structures: collagen fibers with no pattern

Cells: Fibroblasts

Compact Bone

Location: Bone

Structures: Caliculi, Haversian site, Lacuna

Cell: Osteocyte (found in lacuna)

Hyaline Cartiledge

Location: Trachea

Structures: perichondrium, collagen fiber matrices, Lacuna

Cells: Chondroblasts, Chondrocytes (found in lacuna)

Elastic Cartildege

Location: Pinna of ear

Structures: Perichondrium, Lacuna, Elastic fibers

Cells: Chondroblasts, Chondrocytes

Simple Squamous epithelium

Location: Kidneys

Structures: Bowman’s Capsule, Glomerulus

Cells: Simple squamous

Simple columnar epithelium

Location: Gall Bladder

Structures: Microvilli

Cells: Simple columnar epithelium

Stratified Squamous epithelium (Non-keratinized_

Location: Mouth, Vag.

Structures Mucous Gland

Cells: Stratified squamous

Stratified Squamous epithelium (Keratinized)

Location: Epidermis

Structures: Keratin

Cells: Stratified squamous epithelium