Human Histology
Tissues & Glands 
Epithelial  | Oral  | Exocrine & Endocrine | Muscle | Blood, Bone, & Marrow
Fibrous & Adipose | Sensory
Systems
Cardiovascular  | Immune | Integumentary | Respiratory  | Digestive | Urinary | Female & Male Reproductive | Nervous
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Epithelium composite sec. | 
7 | 
7.16.1-2 | 
| Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium | 
7 | 
7.16.3-4 | 
| Ciliated columnar epithelium sec. | 
2 | 
7.16.5-6 | 
| Simple columnar epithelium (tall) | 
6 | 
7.16.7-8 | 
| Simple squamous epithelium sec. | 
8 | 
7.16.9-12 | 
| Simple squamous epithelium w.m. | 
4 | 
7.16.11-14 | 
| Squamous epithelium isolated cells | 
1 | 
7.16.15 | 
| Stratified squamous epithelium w.m. | 
16 | 
7.16.16 | 
| Simple columnar epithelium, gallbladder | 
1 | 
7.16.17 | 
| Squamous epithelium foot pad | 
5 | 
7.17.3-4 | 
| Cornified squamous epithelium w.m. | 
1 | 
7.17.5 | 
| Cuboidal epithelium c.s. | 
2 | 
7.17.6-7 | 
| Cuboidal epithelium, thyroid c.s. | 
2 | 
7.17..8 | 
| Columnar epithelium goblet cells sec. | 
5 | 
7.17.9-10 | 
| Smear stratified epithelial | 
1 | 
7.17.11 | 
| Mesothelium silver | 
12 | 
7.17.12-15 | 
| Transitional epithelium 1.5um | 
7 | 
7.17.16-17 | 
| Goblet cell epithelial | 
1 | 
7.17.18 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Tongue taste buds | 
1 | 
7.17.19 | 
| Vallate papillae | 
10 | 
7.18.1-3 | 
| Filiform papillae | 
11 | 
7.18.4-6 | 
| Fungiform papillae | 
10 | 
7.18.7-9 | 
| Oral mucosa | 
5 | 
7.18.10 | 
| Soft/hard palate | 
10 | 
7.18.11-13 | 
| Soft palate | 
9 | 
7.18.14-16 | 
| Tongue general structure | 
12 | 
7.18.17-20 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Mammary glands | 
8 | 
7.19.1-2 | 
| Mammary glands active | 
4 | 
7.19.3 | 
| Mammary glands lactating | 
11 | 
7.19.4-6 | 
| Newborn breast | 
6 | 
7.19.7-8 | 
| Adult breast | 
6 | 
7.19.9-10 | 
| Breast misc. | 
8 | 
7.19.11-12 | 
| Breast adenocarcinoma | 
6 | 
7.19.13-14 | 
| Parotid gland | 
20 | 
7.19.15-19 | 
| Sublingual gland | 
22 | 
7.19.20, 7.20.1-5 | 
| Submaxillary gland | 
14 | 
7.20.6-9 | 
| Salivary gland | 
10 | 
7.20..10-12 | 
| Sweat gland | 
1 | 
7.20.13 | 
| Pituitary | 
8 | 
7.20.14-15 | 
| Hypothalamus | 
7 | 
7.20.16-17 | 
| Thyroid | 
5 | 
7.20.18 | 
| Thyroid/Parathyroid | 
9 | 
7.20.19-10 | 
| Parathyroid | 
11 | 
7.21.1-3 | 
| Pineal gland | 
12 | 
7.21.4-6 | 
| Pancreas with islands | 
7 | 
7.21.7-8 | 
| Adrenal gland | 
19 | 
7.21.9-14 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Muscle types | 
24 | 
7.21.15-20 | 
| Smooth muscle l.s and. c.s. | 
20 | 
7.22.1-6 | 
| Smooth muscle sec. | 
19 | 
7.22.6-9 | 
| Smooth muscle macerated | 
20 | 
7.22.10-14 | 
| Smooth muscle isolated | 
8 | 
7.22.15-16 | 
| Smooth muscle misc. | 
6 | 
7.22.17-18 | 
| Striated muscle | 
22 | 
7.22.19-20, 7.23.1-4 | 
| Skeletal muscle | 
32 | 
7.23.8-15 | 
| Muscle-tendon junction | 
8 | 
7.23.16-17 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Human blood smear Wright stain | 
10 | 
7.23.18-20 | 
| Human blood smear Geimsa stain | 
7 | 
7.24.1-2 | 
| Blood film smear | 
32 | 
7.24.3-11 | 
| Sickle cell anemia | 
14 | 
7.24.12-14 | 
| Anemia | 
4 | 
7.24.15 | 
| Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | 
19 | 
7.24.16-19 | 
| Eosinophilia | 
1 | 
7.24.20 | 
| Drumstick blood smear female | 
1 | 
7.24.20 | 
| Bone marrow | 
11 | 
7.25.1-3 | 
| Red bone marrow | 
11 | 
7.25.4-6 | 
| Dev. Membrane bone | 
10 | 
7.25.7-9 | 
| Ground bone | 
20 | 
7.25.10-14 | 
| Decalcified bone | 
8 | 
7.25.15-17 | 
| Compact bone | 
11 | 
7.25.18-20 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Yellow elastic fibrous tissue | 
18 | 
8.1.1-4 | 
| Areolar  tissue | 
27 | 
8.1.5-11 | 
| Areolar Mammal Tissue spread | 
18 | 
8.1.12-15 | 
| Elastic cartilage | 
56 | 
8.1.16-20, 8.2.1-9 | 
| Fibrocartilage | 
10 | 
8.2.10-12 | 
| Granulation tissue | 
28 | 
8.2.12-19 | 
| Hyaline cartilage trachea | 
7 | 
8.2.20, 8.3.1 | 
| Hyaline cartilage mammal | 
28 | 
8.3.2-8 | 
| Reticular tissue | 
20 | 
8.3.9-13 | 
| Tendon | 
10 | 
8.3.14-16 | 
| White fibrous tissue | 
16 | 
8.3.17-20 | 
| Adipose tissue | 
24 | 
8.4.1-6 | 
| Brown Adipose tissue | 
6 | 
8.4.6-7 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Retina | 
24 | 
8.4.7-12 | 
| Eye | 
16 | 
8.4.13-16 | 
| Eyelid | 
5 | 
8.4.17 | 
| Olfactory epithelial | 
3 | 
8.4.18 | 
| Crista ampullaris | 
5 | 
8.4.19-20 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Artery c.s. | 
12 | 
8.5.1-3 | 
| Renal artery c.s. | 
6 | 
8.5..4-5 | 
| Artery and vein c.s. | 
20 | 
8.5.6-10 | 
| Artery, vein, nerve c.s. | 
20 | 
8.5.11-15 | 
| Artery, vein, capillaries c.s. | 
6 | 
8.5.16-18 | 
| Vein with valve c.s. | 
12 | 
8.5.19-20 | 
| Saphenous vein c.s. | 
8 | 
8.6.2-3 | 
| Medium vein c.s. | 
5 | 
8.6.4-5 | 
| Vena cava | 
12 | 
8.6.6-8 | 
| Aorta | 
9 | 
8.6.9-11 | 
| Heart l.s. | 
11 | 
8.6.12-14 | 
| Heart muscle | 
5 | 
8.6.15-16 | 
| Cardiac muscle | 
40 | 
8.6.17-20, 8.7.1-6 | 
| Cardiac muscle teased | 
18 | 
8.7.7-10 | 
| Purkinje fibers | 
15 | 
8.7.11-14 | 
| Intercalated discs | 
9 | 
8.7.15-17 | 
| Coronary atherosclerosis | 
5 | 
8.7.18-19 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Pigmented skin | 
4 | 
8.9.8 | 
| Mammalian hair follicle | 
1 | 
8.9.9 | 
| Thin white skin | 
2 | 
8.9.9 | 
| Caucasian skin | 
3 | 
8.9.10 | 
| Infant skin | 
4 | 
8.9.11 | 
| Desmosome junctions (intercellular bridge) | 
15 | 
8.9.12-14 | 
| Palmar skin | 
12 | 
8.9.15-17 | 
| Scalp | 
16 | 
8.9.18-20, 8.10.1 | 
| Sole | 
8 | 
8.10.2-3 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Lymphatic vessel, valve | 
7 | 
8.8.14-15 | 
| Lymph Node silver | 
6 | 
8.8.16-17 | 
| Thymus | 
7 | 
8.8.18-20 | 
| Palatine tonsil/tonsil | 
22 | 
8.9.1-5 | 
| Spleen | 
12 | 
8.9.5-7 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Trachea c.s. and l.s. | 
34 | 
8.10.6-15 | 
| Major bronchus | 
6 | 
8.10.15-16 | 
| Minor bronchus | 
6 | 
8.10.16-17 | 
| Lung | 
10 | 
8.10.17-19 | 
| Emphysema | 
3 | 
8.11.2 | 
| Bronchial asthma | 
2 | 
8.11.2 | 
| Larynx frontal | 
7 | 
8.10.20, 8.11.1 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Esophagus | 
9 | 
8.11.3-4 | 
| Esophagus - cardia junction | 
3 | 
8.11.5-6 | 
| Stomach Cardiac | 
8 | 
8.11.7-8 | 
| Stomach Fundic | 
8 | 
8.11.9-11 | 
| Stomach Pyloric | 
12 | 
8.11.12 | 
| Stomach Gastric ulcer | 
6 | 
8.11.12-13 | 
| Stomach-duodenal junction | 
1 | 
8.11.13 | 
| Small intestine c.s. | 
16 | 
8.11.14-17 | 
| Duodenum c.s. | 
5 | 
8.11.18 | 
| Jejunum c.s. | 
19 | 
8.11.19-20. 8.12.1-2 | 
| Ileum c.s. | 
8 | 
8.12.3-4 | 
| Large intestine c.s. | 
12 | 
8.12.5-8 | 
| Anal canal l.s. | 
7 | 
8.12.9-10 | 
| Anorectal junction | 
7 | 
8.12.10-11 | 
| Perianal | 
6 | 
8.12.12-13 | 
| Gallbladder | 
15 | 
8.12.14-16 | 
| Pancreas | 
10 | 
8.12.17-18 | 
| Liver | 
12 | 
8.12.9-10. 8.13.1 | 
| Liver fatty degeneration | 
6 | 
8.13.2-3 | 
| Liver cirrhosis | 
6 | 
8.13.3-4 | 
| Human liver misc. | 
3 | 
8.13.5 | 
| Phagocytosis liver | 
13 | 
8.13.6-9 | 
| Liver lipids (osmic acid) | 
5 | 
8.13.9-10 | 
| Appendix | 
8 | 
8.13.11-12 | 
| Appendicitis | 
7 | 
8.13.13-14 | 
| Tooth | 
19 | 
8.13.15-19 | 
| Tooth crown | 
7 | 
8.13.20, 8.14.1 | 
| Adult tooth | 
10 | 
8.14.2-3 | 
| Deciduous tooth | 
10 | 
8.14.3-6 | 
| Erupted tooth | 
8 | 
8.14.7-8 | 
| Developing tooth | 
8 | 
8.14.9-1 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Kidney c.s. | 
25 | 
8.14.11-17 | 
| Bladder | 
10 | 
8.14.18-20 | 
| Ureter | 
7 | 
8.15.1-2 | 
| Urethra female | 
11 | 
8.15.3-5 | 
| Urethra male | 
6 | 
8.15.6-7 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Vagina | 
8 | 
8.15.8-9 | 
| Cervix | 
7 | 
8.15.10-11 | 
| Uterus | 
10 | 
8.15.12-14 | 
| Placenta 1st trimester | 
6 | 
8.15.15-16 | 
| Placenta term | 
6 | 
8.15.17-18 | 
| Secretory endometrium | 
6 | 
8.15.19-20 | 
| Menstrual endometrium | 
6 | 
8.16.1-2 | 
| Proliferating endometrium | 
6 | 
8.16.3-4 | 
| Fallopian tube | 
17 | 
8.16.5-9 | 
| Oviduct ampulla | 
10 | 
8.16.10-12 | 
| Oviduct fimbria | 
8 | 
8.16.13-14 | 
| Oviduct isthmus | 
6 | 
8.16.15-16 | 
| Ovary atretic follicles | 
5 | 
8.16.17-18 | 
| Graafian follicles | 
28 | 
8.17.1-7 | 
| Ovary developing follicles | 
7 | 
8.17.8-9 | 
| Ovary corpus luteum | 
11 | 
8.17.10-14 | 
| Ovary corpus luteum of ovulation | 
4 | 
8.17.14 | 
| Ovary corpus luteum pregnancy | 
1 | 
8.17.14 | 
| Ovary corpus albicans | 
13 | 
8.17.15-17 | 
| Ovary thin section | 
9 | 
8.17.18-20 | 
| Penis | 
15 | 
8.18.1-4 | 
| Penis immature | 
8 | 
8.18.5-6 | 
| Prostate gland (young, older) | 
14 | 
8.18.7-11 | 
| Seminal vesicle | 
16 | 
8.18.12-15 | 
| Ejaculatory duct | 
6 | 
8.18.16-17 | 
| Ductus / vas deferens | 
17 | 
8.18.18-20, 8.19.1-3 | 
| Spermatic cord | 
7 | 
8.19.4-5 | 
| Epididymis | 
16 | 
8.19.6-10 | 
| Testis | 
47 | 
8.19.11-20, 8.20.1-3 | 
| Sperm | 
10 | 
8.20.4-6 | 
| Type | 
Quantity | 
Location* | 
| Motor nerve cells | 
20 | 
8.20.7-11 | 
| Nerve c.s. and l.s. | 
6 | 
8.20.12-13 | 
| Nerve c.s. silver stain | 
3 | 
8.20.13 | 
| motor nerve ending | 
18 | 
8.20.14-18 | 
| Medullated | 
3 | 
8.20.19 | 
| Non-medullated | 
8 | 
8.20.20, 8.21.1 | 
| Nerve fibers adrenal silver | 
4 | 
8.21.2 | 
| Spinal nerve, medullated, teased | 
7 | 
8.21.3-4 | 
| Spinal ganglion | 
28 | 
8.21.5-11 | 
| Medulla | 
20 | 
8.21.12-16 | 
| Medulla  silver | 
8 | 
8.21.17-18 | 
| Cerebellum | 
14 | 
8.21.19-20, 8.22.1-2 | 
| Cerebellum silver | 
5 | 
8.22.3 | 
| Cerebellum Golgi | 
12 | 
8.22.4-6 | 
| Cerebral cortex | 
9 | 
8.22.7-9 | 
| Cerebral cortex silver | 
9 | 
8.22.9-11 | 
| Spinal cord | 
19 | 
8.22.12-16 | 
| Spinal cord silver | 
5 | 
8.22.17-18 | 
| Spinal cord, nissil stain, nissil bodies | 
5 | 
8.22.18-19 | 
| Notochordal tissue | 
3 | 
8.22.20 | 
| Pacinian corpuscles, mesentery, Corpuscles of Vater | 
7 | 
8.23.1-2 | 
| Meissner's / touch corpuscles | 
11 | 
8.23.3-5 |