Endocrine Histology

Lab Structure List

1. Thyroid
a. Simple cuboidal epithelium
b. Thyroid follicles (oval spaces filled with a colloid)
c. Thyroglobulin ( inside the follicle, stores T3 & T4)
2. Parathyroid
a. Chief cells (darkly stained)
b. Oxyphil cells (lightly stained)
3. Thymus
a. Thymus lobules
b. Septae (separate the lobules)
c. Medulla of the thymus
d. Cortex of the thymus
4. Pancreas
a. Acinar cells
b. Pancreatic Islets
5. Testes
a. Seminiferous tubules
b. Spermatids (inmmature sperm cells)
c. Interstitial cells (in between the tubules)
6. Ovaries
a. Primary follicle (small)
b. Secondary follicle (medium)
c. Graafian Follicle (dominant follicle), large
d. Oocyte
e. Tunica albuginea
7. Pituitary
a. Neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary)
b. Adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary)
c. Pars intermedius (the septum between the two)