Endocrine System Thyroid gland (No.35) Adrenal gland (No.36) Hypophysis (No.37) Next Lab: Quiz3 (Dig.Res.Uri.Endo. System) Jun Zhou School of Medicine, Zhejiang University 20131211
Thyroid gland Overview Capsule Parenchyma follicles with pink colloid isthmus lobe Overview Capsule Parenchyma follicles with pink colloid interfollicle stroma
Follicle Interfollicle stroma 1)Follicular cells Simble cuboidal epi Columnar (stimulated) Squamous (inactive) 2)Parafollicular cells 3)Colloid Interfollicle stroma
colloid Follicular cell: Simple cuboidal epithelium
P Parafollicular cells
Parafollicular cells, silver-stained
Adrenal gland Capsule Cortex Medulla
Cortex zona glomerulosa zona fasiculata zona reticularis
capsule Zona glomerulosa Zona fasiculata Zona reticularis
Zona glomerulosa Small cells in clusters A few lipid droplets
Zona fasciculata Occupies large portion of the cortex Arranged in cords A lot of lipid droplets
Zona reticularis Smaller,deep red-stained cytoplasm Forming anatomizing network
Medulla Chromaffin cells:polyhedral, with chromaffin granules Medullary vein
Chromaffin cells
Medulla: Sympathetic ganglionic cells neuron
Hypophysis (Pituitary gland) adenohypophysis Pars distalis Pars intermedia Pars tuberalis neurohypophysis Pars nervosa stalk
Hypophysis Infundibular stalk Pars distalis Pars nervosa Pars intermedia Hypophysis
Pars distalis Pars nervosa
Pars distalis Acidophilic cells Basophilic cells:peripherally located Chromophobe cells:most numerous
Acidophil Basophil Chromophobes Pars Distalis
Pars distalis
Pars intermedia Follicles Basophilic cells
Pars nervosa: unmyelinated nerve fiber Herring body
Pars distalis Pars intermedia Pars nervosa
lipofuscin
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