Beginnings, Growth and DevelopmentThis is not an histology class, but integration of an understanding of tissue structure will help your understanding of the embryology. This is not intended to be included as a component of the current Practical class, do it if you are interested.
There is very little developmental histology avaiable online, though there are several excellent online histology sites showing adult tissues. A study of the adult tissues will also help your understanding of terminology and intermediate structures seen in the embryo.
On the Practical class computers are 2 histology programs. "Fabric of Life", which has an excellent coverage of female genital tract and ovary. "Neocortex" which has a good arrangement of labelling on its images.
Below are listed links to selected online Histology resources.
Blue Histology (UWA) includes well written notes along with selected images.
Histology: Male genital tract | Female genital tract | Urinary tract
Selected Topics: Testes | Vas deferens (or ductus deferens) | Ovaries |
Virtual Microscope that we use in the histology classes, has a Virtual slidebox by system, with descriptive notes for some of the slides. Look through some of the adult tissues of the embryological structures we have been studying.
Virtual Slidebox of Histology: Male genital tract | Female genital tract | Urinary tract
Selected developmental images: Fetal Testis (approx 22 Week) | Infant Ovary |
Histology sections through the testis seminiferous tubule (Images: UWA Blue Histology)
Links: LUMEN - Part 20: Male Reproductive Tract | IWA Blue Histology - Histology - Male Reproductive System | JayDoc - Male Reproductive System | WebPath - Male Genital Pathology | UFL - Laboratory 21: Male Reproductive System | Male Reproductive System Quiz
Links: UNSW Pathology - Specimen 618.1 - Ovarian Tumour | LUMEN - Part 21: Female Reproducive Tract - Ovary, Oviduct, and Uterus | LUMEN - Part 22: Female Reproductive Tract - Cervix, Vagina, Umbilical Cord, Placenta, and Mammary Gland | UWA Blue Histology - Female Reproductive System JayDoc - Female Reproductive System | UFL - Laboratory 22: Female Reproductive System I | Laboratory 23: Female Reproductive System II
The following links are self-directed learning resources. In particular you should study abnormalites of sexual differentiation. Some pages may not be active during practical classes.
Abnormalities | References | Background | Histology | Early Postnatal | Puberty |
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W |X | Y | Z
Movie of Human Embryo Growth (this shows a human embryo growing, all images are to scale)
Movie of Mouse Embryo Growth (this shows a mouse embryo growing)
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School of Med Sci
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Dev Biol (Gilbert)