Basic Functional Microanatomy

Basic Functional Microanatomy

1. Types of tissues

   • Epithelium
     • Simple squamous
       • Flattened cells
     • Simple columnar
       • Tall cells
     • Simple cuboidal
       • Square cells
   • Nervous
     • responds to stimuli
     • conducts nerve impulses
   • Muscular
     • Skeletal muscle
       • Voluntary
     • Cardiac muscle
       • Involuntary (heart)
     • Smooth muscle
       • Involuntary
   • Connective
     • Loose
       • Regular/irregular
     • Dense

2. Staining

   • Haemotoxin and Eosin
     • Haemotoxin = basic
     • Eosin = acidic