howMed Know Yourself
Thick Skin Stratum lucidum visible Thin Skin Stratum lucidum not visible Read about the skin here. Read More »
Tonsils
Palatine Tonsils 1) Crypts are visible 2) Stratified squamous epithelium present Pharyngeal Tonsils 1) Fissures are visible 2) Pseudostratified columnar … Read More »
Thymus, Spleen and Lymph node
Thymus 1) Hassells corpuscles visible 2) Lymphocytes visible Spleen 1) Red and white pulp visible 2) Central artery visible 3) … Read More »
Epithelium
Simple Squamous Epithelium Single layer of cells visible Stratified Squamous Epithelium 1) Multilayered Lower cuboidal, then polygonal and then flattened … Read More »
Cartilage
Hyaline Cartilage 1) Chondrocytes within lacunae 2) No fibers visible under light microscope Read detail about hyaline cartilage here. Fibrocartilage … Read More »
Bone
Compact Bone 1) Haversion system seen 2) Concentric lamellae visible 3) Compact arrangement Details are available here. Decalcified Compact Bone … Read More »
Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve
Spinal Cord 1) Inner grey matter outer white matter 2) Butterfly shaped grey matter Study the complete detail about spinal … Read More »
Ganglia
Sympathetic Ganglia Autonomic Ganglia 1) Cell bodies dispersed 2) Multipolar neurons 2) Satellite cell covering Spinal Ganglia 1) Cell bodies … Read More »
Cerebrum and Cerebellum
Cerebrum Points of Identification: 1) Pyramidal cells visible 2) Six layers present Complete detail is available here. Cerebellum Points of … Read More »
Blood Vessels
Artery Points of Identification: 1) Well developed tunica media 2) Less developed tunica adventitia 2) Internal elastic lamina visible Artery, … Read More »