Histology Flashcards
What is this?
What does it secrete?

Thyroid gland. Note the large cells (colloid filled follicles) and the small cells (follicle cells)
secretes: Thyroid hormones (T3 & T4) and Calcitonin

What is this?
What does it secrete?

parathyroid gland
Parathyroid hormone

What are the purple cells?
the pink cells?

purple cells are parathyroid cells
the pink cells are the thyroid cells
What is this?

pancreas

What is this?
What does it secrete?

pancreas
Glucagon, insulin

What is this?
What is #1?
What is #2?
What do each secrete?

1- anterior pituitary
Pituitary Gland
Anterior Pituitary: ACTH, FSH, GH, LH, Prolactin, TSH.
Posterior Pituitary: ADH, Oxytocin

What is this?

anterior pituitary

What is this?

posterior pituitary

What is this?

posterior pituitary

What is this?

posterior pituitary

What is this? What are the 2 regions?

adrenal medulla, outer layer is the cortex, inner layer is the medulla

What is this?

adrenal gland (cortex)

What is this?

stomach

What is this?

stomach (gastric pits)

What is this?
What are #5?
What are #7

5 are villi
duodenum of the small intestine

What is this?
What are the large circular masses at the bottom?

ileum of the small intestine
peyer’s patches

What is this?

the large intestine, note the goblet cells (white dots)
What is this?

sperm

What is this?

testes

What is this?

ovary

What is this?

ovary

What is this?

testes (zoomed out)

What is this?

testes
