Endocrine Histo Pictures Flashcards
Identitfy this structure and name the labeled parts.
The pituitary gland.
PT - Pars tuberalis
PI - Pars Intermedia
PD - Pars distalis
PN - Pars nervosa
Identify the anterior and posterior lobes of the pituary gland.
A - Anterior lobe
B - Posterior lobe
What are the R and L out pocketings? (in the R image)
R - beginning of the posterior lobe
L - Rathke’s pouch (anterior lobe)
Top to bottom what are the arrows pointing to?
Top - basophils
Middle - acidophils
Bottom - chromophobes
What part of the pituitary is this section from?
The anterior lobe
What part of the pitutary is this section from?
The posterior lobe (NB are herring bodies, also alot of capillaries)
What part of the pituitary is this section from?
The posterior lobe (pars neurosa)
What structure is pictured here?
The pineal gland
Name the different zona’s, top to bottom, in this section of the adrenal gland.
Top - Zona glomerulosa
Zona fasiculata
Zona reticularis
What part of the adrenal gland is this section from?
The adrenal medulla
What gland is this a section of?
The pancreas
What gland is this?
The thyroid. Note the thyroid follicles.
Look at this.
Look at this again.
Where is this section from?
parathyroid, note chief cells and oxyphil cells
What is this gland?
parathyroid
