Medulla of Feline Thymus
The medulla of the thymus is paler in staining when compared to that of the cortex. There are plasma cells,
ViewThe medulla of the thymus is paler in staining when compared to that of the cortex. There are plasma cells,
ViewThe thymus is divided into lobes and then lobules. The cortex stains darker because the lymphocytes there are closely packed
ViewThis section was stained by the Gomori iron method in which the metal stained blue. The nuclear counter stain used
ViewThe trabecular artery has a distinctive tunica media made up of smooth muscle cells. It also has a tunica adventitia
ViewThe trabecular vein in the spleen has an tunica intima made up of a layer of endothelial cells. The rest
ViewThe trabeculae in the spleen contain smooth muscle cells and connective tissue. The trabecular artery has its own muscular wall
ViewThis slide shows the longitudinal section of a trabecular artery in the spllen. Notice the smooth muscle cells that make
ViewSeveral cells types are found in the medulla. The most obvious ones are the lymphocytes. The other cells inlude reticular
ViewThe nodule has a darker staining cortex with densly packed small lymphocytes. The medulla contains cells of various sizes including
ViewThe surface of the bursa fold is covered by a pseudostratified columnar epithelium. This micrograph shows three lymphoid nodules with
ViewThe cloacal bursa of Fabricius in birds is a lymphoid organ in the cloaca. Mucosal folds (pleicae) project into the
ViewSystem: Lymphoid, Organ: Thymus, Tissue: Cortex, Species: Dog. Comments: The cortex contains tightly packed small lymphocytes that make this area
ViewSystem: Lymphoid, Organ: Thymus, Tissue: Medulla, Species: Dog. Comments: The eosinophilic Hassall’s corpuscles are characteristic features of the thymus. The
ViewSystem: Lymphoid, Organ: Thymus, Species: Dog. Comments: One half of the micrograph shows the cortex with tightly packed small lymphocytes
ViewThe cortex stains darker than the medulla because the former is mostly made up of densely packed lymphocytes. The cortex
ViewA thin connective tissue forms the capsule of this organ. Connective tissue septae extending inward from the capsule divide the
ViewSystem: Lymphoid, Organ: Ileum, Tissue: Peyer’s patch, Species: Dog. Comments: Peyer’s patch cut “en face”. As the cut slants deeper
ViewSystem: Lymphoid, Organ: Ileum, Tissue: Peyer’s patch, Species: Dog. Comments: Peyer’s patch cut “en face”. Crypts of Lieberkuhn surround a
ViewSystem: Lymphoid, Organ: Ileum, Tissue: Peyer’s patch, Species: Dog. Comments: Peyer’s patch cut “en face”. Crypts of Lieberkuhn surround the
ViewSystem: Lymphoid, Organ: Ileum, Tissue: Peyer’s patch, Species: Dog. Comments: Low magnification of the Peyer’s patch cut “en face”. The
ViewOrgan: Thymus, Tissue: Medulla, Species: Dog. Comments: In the medulla of the thymus the cells are further apart. Thus the
ViewOrgan: Thymus, Tissue: Medulla, Species: Dog. Comments: In the medulla of the thymus the cells are further apart and the
ViewIn the cortex of the thymus illions of lymphocytes are produced here each day and these are, by definition, T
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