Dense irregular CT are collagen fibers arranged irregularly, unlike dense regular CT. The result is a tissue type that can withstand tension (pulling) in many directions. One common location where this can be found is in the dermis of skin. … Continue reading Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
Muscle spindle is a stretch receptor that is found within the belly of a muscle. It monitors how stretched that particular muscle is and initiate the stretch reflex to prevent injury caused by over-stretching and to maintain posture. Below is … Continue reading Muscle Spindle
Also known as non-striated muscle and can be found within the walls of large blood vessels (including aorta, arteries, arterioles and veins but in different amount), trachea, lower part of esophagus, intestines and arrector pili of skin. These are involuntary … Continue reading Smooth Muscle
From SMC collection. Continue reading Membranous Bone Development in Fetal Skull
From SMC Collection. Continue reading Lymph Vessel
Areolar tissue is the most common connective tissue in the body. It is a network of loosely organized collagen, elastic and recticular fibers that are maintained by fibrocytes. This mesh allows blood vessels, nerve and interstitial fluids to penetrate. Immune … Continue reading Areolar Tissue
Dense regular connective tissue composed of collagen fibers arranging in a parallel fashion and are themselves produced and maintained by fibrocytes. Because of the arrangement, dense regular CT can resist pulling in the direction parallel to the fibers (tensile strength) … Continue reading Dense Regular Connective Tissue
Thymus is an important lymphoid organ especially in the neonatal and pre-adolescent periods. Its function is to mature the T-lymphocytes that are part of the adaptive immune response. Thymus aplasia can lead to profound immunodeficiency and is one of the … Continue reading Thymus
Pictures are of unknown organism but possible from small mammals. The relationship between the trachea and esophagus can be seen in the third one. The “C” shape cartilage ring that form most of the trachea and the trachealis muscle at … Continue reading Trachea
Reticular fibers is a type of connective tissue normally found in lymphatic organs. It is composed of Type III collagen that form a network that act as a mesh for cells. Pictures were taken from slides of unknown organism and … Continue reading Reticular Fibers
Kit Ng, Ph.D. 