WORKSHOP IN HISTOLOGY, CYTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY - 2016

Chapter 5. SPECIAL HISTOLOGY

Female Reproductive System

Slide 130. Non-lactating mammary gland.

Staining: hematoxylin and eosin.

Magnification: x80.

At low magnification, it is evident that the greater part of the slide area is occupied by the stroma — Connective Tissue (1) (containing a high number of adipocytes in adolescent girls) along with Blood Vessels (2) located within it. The parenchyma of the organ is represented by isolated lobules

comprising underdeveloped terminal portions (3) lacking lumens and excretory ducts (4) lined with Stratified Epithelium.

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Slide 130. Non-Lactating mammary gland.

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