Endocrine System Histology
Pineal Gland
Pineal Gland
Brain Sand surrounded by Pinealocytes
Low Magnification High Magnification
Pituitary Gland Anterior Lobe Posterior Lobe
Anterior Lobe of Pituitary Gland
Posterior Lobe of Pituitary Gland
Thyroid Gland and Parathyroid Gland
follicular cells
follicular cells
C cells or parafollicular cells
Adrenal Gland adrenal
cortex
adrenal
medulla
Adrenal Gland
1
2
3
4
1. capsule
zona
glomerulosa
zona
fasciculata
2.
zona
fasciculata
3. zona
fasciculata
zona
reticularis
4.
zona
reticularis
adrenal
medulla
enlarged on
next slide
adrenal
medulla
Pancreas
Pancreatic Islet (Islet of
Langerhans)
Pancreatic Acini
Pancreatic Acini
Pancreatic Islet (Islet of Langerhans)