Wednesday 6 April 2011

ELASTIC CARTILAGE

  • Chondrocytes and elastic fibres are present
  • Chondrocytes are found in singles or in twos with a laquna.
  • Example: Found in external auditory meatus, external ear, epiglotis.

HYALINE CARRTILAGE

  • Chondrocytes are present
  • Homogeneous matrix
  • Matrix takes a basophillic stain & appears homogeneous

THIN SKIN


  • Epidermis & dermis with hair follicles.
  • Sweat gland & arector pili muscles.

THICK SKIN

  • Only sweat gland is present.
  • Thickening of stratified squamous epithelium.

SEROUS SALIVARY GLAND

  • Darkly stained serous acini with plenty of duct.
  • Sub centrally placed nucleus.
  • Eg: Parotid Gland

MIXED SALIVARY GLAND

          • More serous and less mucous acini.
          • Serous demilunes.
          • Arranged in lobes & lobules.
          • eg: Submandibular salivary gland

          MUCOUS SALIVARY GLAND


          • Lightly stained mucus acini with few ducts.

          • Peripherally placed nucleus.
          • Eg: Sub lingual salivary gland.

          OESOPHAGUS

          • Form layers of gastro-intestinal tract.
          • Oesophageal glands in submucosa.

          PANCREAS

          • Islets of langherhans.
          • It is both exocrine & endocrine gland.       

          TRACHEA

          • Pseudostratified squamous columnar epithelium.
          • 'C' shaped hyaline cartilage.

          LUNG

          • Sections of alveoli with squamous epithelium.  
          • Intra-pulmonary bronchi & bronchioles. 

          TONGUE


          • Lingual papilla and skeletal muscle in three direction. 
          • Four kinds of papilla: Filliform, Fungiform, Foliate & Circumvalate.
          •  First fig: Fungiform papilla. 
          • Second fig: Filliform papilla.