Histology: Connective Tissues

Question	Answer
Image: Loose Ct From Trachea (binary/octet-stream)	Loose connective tissue Trachea
Image: Blood (binary/octet-stream)	Blood
Image: Dense Regular Ct (binary/octet-stream)	Dense regular connective tissue
Image: Elastic Ct (binary/octet-stream)	Elastic Connective tissue
Image: Loose Irregular Ct (binary/octet-stream)	Loose irregular (areolar) CT
Image: Fibroblast (binary/octet-stream)	Fibroblasts synthesize ECM materials: precursors for collagen and elastic fibers components of ground substance - important in development and wound healing
Image: Dense Irregular Ct (binary/octet-stream)	Dense irregular connective tissue In standard staining (H&E), collagen tends to stain pink….think protein
Image: Reticular Fibers (binary/octet-stream)	Reticular fibers collagen (Type III) Special staining: From adrenal cortex, silver stain. Nuclei are also black, cytoplasm is unstained
Image: Elastin Fiber (binary/octet-stream)	Elastin fiber H&E stain
Image: Tendon Dense Regular Ct (binary/octet-stream)	Tendon Dense regular connective tissue:
Image: Elastin Fiber 2 (binary/octet-stream)	Elastin fiber Verhoeff's stain
Image: Inkedmacrophages Li (binary/octet-stream)	Macrophages
Image: Mast Cells (binary/octet-stream)	Mast Cell Mast cell degranulation release of histamine causes dilation and increased permeability of local vessels Metachromasia: Dyes such as Toluidine Blue form dimers when bound to some substances, changing their color
Image: Plasma Cells (binary/octet-stream)	Plasma cells
Image: Unilocular Adipose Tissue (binary/octet-stream)	Yellow or white fat (Unilocular Adipose Tissue) Functions: Energy storage Mechanical support Body shape Endocrine-metabolic regulation
Image: Hyaline Cartilage (binary/octet-stream)	Hyaline Cartilage
Image: Multilocolar Adipose Tissue (binary/octet-stream)	Brown fat (Multilocular Adipose Tissue) Present in human infants and in hybernating animals Function: Heat generation
Image: Chondro Cells (binary/octet-stream)	Image: Chondro Cells Blank (binary/octet-stream)
Image: Joint Space Articular Cartilage (binary/octet-stream)	Joint Space / Articular Cartilage
Image: Elastic Cartilage (binary/octet-stream)	Elastic Cartilage
Image: Fibrocartilage (binary/octet-stream)	Fibrocartilage

Image: Loose Ct From Trachea (binary/octet-stream)

Loose connective tissue Trachea

Image: Blood (binary/octet-stream)

Blood

Image: Dense Regular Ct (binary/octet-stream)

Dense regular connective tissue

Image: Elastic Ct (binary/octet-stream)

Elastic Connective tissue

Image: Loose Irregular Ct (binary/octet-stream)

Loose irregular (areolar) CT

Image: Fibroblast (binary/octet-stream)

Fibroblasts synthesize ECM materials: precursors for collagen and elastic fibers components of ground substance - important in development and wound healing

Image: Dense Irregular Ct (binary/octet-stream)

Dense irregular connective tissue In standard staining (H&E), collagen tends to stain pink….think protein

Image: Reticular Fibers (binary/octet-stream)

Reticular fibers collagen (Type III) Special staining: From adrenal cortex, silver stain. Nuclei are also black, cytoplasm is unstained

Image: Elastin Fiber (binary/octet-stream)

Elastin fiber H&E stain

Image: Tendon Dense Regular Ct (binary/octet-stream)

Tendon Dense regular connective tissue:

Image: Elastin Fiber 2 (binary/octet-stream)

Elastin fiber Verhoeff's stain

Image: Inkedmacrophages Li (binary/octet-stream)

Macrophages

Image: Mast Cells (binary/octet-stream)

Mast Cell Mast cell degranulation release of histamine causes dilation and increased permeability of local vessels Metachromasia: Dyes such as Toluidine Blue form dimers when bound to some substances, changing their color

Image: Plasma Cells (binary/octet-stream)

Plasma cells

Image: Unilocular Adipose Tissue (binary/octet-stream)

Yellow or white fat (Unilocular Adipose Tissue) Functions: Energy storage Mechanical support Body shape Endocrine-metabolic regulation

Image: Hyaline Cartilage (binary/octet-stream)

Hyaline Cartilage

Image: Multilocolar Adipose Tissue (binary/octet-stream)

Brown fat (Multilocular Adipose Tissue) Present in human infants and in hybernating animals Function: Heat generation

Image: Chondro Cells (binary/octet-stream)

Image: Chondro Cells Blank (binary/octet-stream)

Image: Joint Space Articular Cartilage (binary/octet-stream)

Joint Space / Articular Cartilage