ANAT2511 Basic Tissues: Difference between revisions
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| Skeletal muscle structure showing attachment to bone by a tendon and the individual muscle cells (muscle fiber, myofibres) that make up the contract to shorten the muscle length. | | Skeletal muscle structure showing attachment to bone by a tendon and the individual muscle cells (muscle fiber, myofibres) that make up the contract to shorten the muscle length. | ||
The histological sections below firstly show what muscle fibres look like when cut in 2 different directions (transversely or cross-section and longitudinal section). The second image, at a much higher magnification, shows the regular organization of the cellular contractile machinery that gives muscle both its "striated" appearance and name. | The histological sections below firstly show what muscle fibres look like when cut in 2 different directions (transversely or cross-section and longitudinal section). The second image, at a much higher magnification, shows the regular organization of the cellular contractile machinery that gives muscle both its "striated" appearance and name. | ||
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| ANAT2511 Fundamentals of Anatomy This histology practical support page content is not part of the histology practical class and provides only background information for student self-directed learning purposes. Histology lecturer notice. |
General Objective
To provide an overview of the four types of tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous, and to understand their organization in a limb.
- Reading: Human Anatomy, Marieb et al., 6th ed., pages 64‐97
- Virtual Slides: Selected Basic Tissues
Epithelial Tissue
Connective Tissue
Muscular Tissue
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Skeletal muscle structure showing attachment to bone by a tendon and the individual muscle cells (muscle fiber, myofibres) that make up the contract to shorten the muscle length.
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| Skeletal muscle cut in 2 directions. | Skeletal muscle contractile units (sarcomeres). |
Nervous Tissue
Nervous tissue can be initially divided into 2 main components:
- Central Nervous System (brain, spinal cord)
- Peripheral Nervous System (ganglia, nerves)
Peripheral nerves can be seen passing through connective tissues in many body organs and tissues, including the limbs.
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| Peripheral Nerve showing the nerve fibres and the associated neural connective tissue.
(Stain - Haematoxylin Eosin) |
Typical nerve and blood vessel structure (neurovascular bundle) seen in tissues.
(Stain - Osmium) |
How the specialised cell (Schwann cell) shown in brown (cytoplasm) and blue (nucleus), form the layers of membrane (myelin) wrapped around the nerve fibre shown in grey (axon).

Course Links
- Histology Glossary: 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 | ANAT2241 Support | Histology | Histology Stains | Embryology Glossary
Virtual slides
- Pages require student zpass to access.
ANAT2511 | Virtual Microscopy, Cells and Types of Tissue | Selected Basic Tissues | Histology of Bone and Joints | Histology of Muscle | Histology of Nervous Tissue | Integumentary System | Circulatory System Histology | Respiratory System Histology | GIT Histology | Urinary System Histology
Practical support
- Pages can be accessed from any internet connected computer.
ANAT2511: Practical 1 Introduction to Histology | Practical 3 Basic Tissues | Practical 5 Bones and Joints | Practical 7 Muscle Tissue | Practical 9 Nervous Tissue | Practical 11 Integumentary (Skin) System | Practical 13 Circulatory System | Practical 15 Respiratory System | Practical 17 Gastro‐intestinal Tract, Liver and Gallbladder | Practical 19 Urinary System | Histology Drawings
