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Histology

Published: Jul 17, 2023
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Updated: Jul 26, 2023

Written by Oseh Mathias

Founder, SpeechFit

Histology is the scientific discipline that deals with the study of the microscopic structure of tissues and organs. It involves the examination of thin sections of biological specimens under a microscope to analyse their composition, organisation, and function at a cellular level.

Histology plays a crucial role in understanding the normal structure and function of tissues, as well as identifying pathological changes and diagnosing diseases.

Below are some marvellous pictures from the field of histology.

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Nissl-stained coronal section of a rhesus monkey. Allen Institute for Brain Science. (2016)[1]
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Eye. Sorenson, R. L., & Brelje, T. C. (2014)[2]
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Colon flowers. El-Zaatari, Z. (2017).[3]
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Oocyte (ovary). Sorenson, R. L., & Brelje, T. C. (2014)[2]
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Respiratory epithileum. Sorenson, R. L., & Brelje, T. C. (2014)[2]
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Nerve cells shown in blue. Synaptic buttons in pink. Glial cells in red. Deerinck, T. (n.d.). [4]
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Neuron from the freshwater snail. The yellow cells are hemocytes. Berdan, R. (2017, July 16)[5]

Author

Oseh Mathias

SpeechFit Founder

Oseh is a software engineer, entrepreneur and founder of SpeechFit. Oseh is passionate about improving health and wellbeing outcomes for neurodiverse people and healthcare providers alike.

References

  • Allen Institute for Brain Science. (2016, July 15). Coronal section through the neocortex and cerebellum of an adult rhesus monkey brain labeled with Nissl stain which labels all neuronal and glial cell bodies [Image]. NeuroscienceNews. https://neurosciencenews.com/primate-brain-map-4686/

  • Sorenson, R. L., & Brelje, T. C. (2014). Atlas of Human Histology: A Guide to Microscopic Structure of Cells, Tissues and Organs (3rd ed.) [Image]. University of Minnesota. https://histologyguide.com/

  • El-Zaatari, Z. (2017, July 30). Colon Flowers (with digital color enhancement) [Image]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/ziad_zaatari/status/891394571455868928

  • Deerinck, T. (n.d.). Nerve cells and glial cells, SEM [C003/5977] [Image]. Science Photo Library. Retrieved from https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/100203/view/nerve-cells-and-glial-cells-sem

  • Berdan, R. (2017, July 16). Isolated Neuron from the freshwater snail (Helisoma trivolvis) buccal ganglion [Image]. Canadian Nature Photographer. https://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/rberdan_scanning_electron_microscopy2017.html