Title: BIO 241 HISTOLOGY REVIEW Digestive System
1BIO 241 HISTOLOGY REVIEWDigestive System
Dr. Tim Ballard Department of Biology and Marine
Biology
2Basic histological plan of the GI tract
3Esophagus
Arrow epithelium of trachea M mucosa SB
submucosa ME muscularis externa A adventitia
4Esophagus
Arrow epithelium ME muscularis externa
Arrowheads Blood vessels in the submucosa
5Esophagus
stratified squamous epithelium
mucous gland
Arrow duct of mucous secreting gland in the
submucosa
6Esophagus
adventitia
muscularis externa
outer longitudinal
inner circular
stratified squamous epithelium
submucosa
7Stomach
8Fundic Stomach
Arrowhead muscularis mucosae Arrow
muscularis externa
9Typical gastric gland
parietal cells
chief cells
Arrowhead neck mucous cells
10Stomach wall
parietal cells
chief cells
submucosa
Arrow muscularis mucosae ME
muscularis externa
11Pyloric stomach
Arrow gastric glands Arrowheads lymphocytes
12Duodenum
intestinal gland
muscularis externa
Curved Arrow villus Arrow Brunners gland
Arrowhead lymphatic tissue
13Ileum
V villi S submucosa PC plica circularis
M mucularis mucosa arrowheads intestinal
glands
14Ileum
villus
Arrow Peyers patches Arrowhead
mesentery
15Colon
no villi
mucosa
muscularis
submucosa
Arrow smooth muscle of taenia coli
16Colon
goblet cells
simple columnar cells
17Liver
lobule
portal triad
Arrowhead capsule Arrows interstitial c.t.
Curved arrow central vein
18Liver portal triad
simple cuboidal epithelium
A Hepatic artery B Portal vein C bile duct
19Liver hepatocytes and sinusoids
Look for sinusoids as the spaces between cords of
hepatocytes
A central vein B Portal tract
20Liver bile canaliculi
Look for canaliculi between adjacent rows of
hepatocytes
sinusoid
Arrowhead endothelium of central vein
21Pancreas -- lobules
lobule
lobule
lobule
lobule
Arrow Islets of Langerhans Arrowhead septa
22Pancreas -- acinus
connective tissue
interlobular duct
acini