Connective Tissue Slide and Image Orientations Sun-Kee Kim, Ph.D.
Loose (areolar) connective tissue Cells > fibers and ground substance #29 #30
#29 Small Intestine
Collagen fibers and fibroblasts
#29 – Intestinal Villi
Lamina propria (Loose conn. tissue)
#20 or #40 Trachea
Plasma cells
Eccentrically located nucleus Cartwheel appearance of nucleus Basophilic cytoplasm Egg-shaped cell with clear outline
#26 lymph node
Macrophages Kidney bean shaped nucleus (indented) Eosinophilic cytoplasm with bubbly appearance Ingested materials in the cytoplasm Fuzzy cell border (outline)
#152 Pharynx - fat cells
Mast cells
Mast cell
#27 Lymph node stained with H & E – Reticular connective tissue
#28 Lymph node stained with silver – Reticular connective tissue
Dense regular and irregular connective tissue Cells < fibers and ground substance #106 or 112 dermis tendon
Stratified squamous keratinizing epithelium Skin #106 or #112
#33 Dermis of skin (aldehyde Fuchsin stain) Dense irregular connective tissue with elastic fibers
#250 Vagina ( Dense irregular CT) H & E Trichrome
#112 (or #106) Musculo-tendon junction
#36 Aorta (elastin sheets)
Macrophage Plasma Cell
#40 Respiratory epithelium