Key Histology Features

Instructions: Run your mouse over the histology slide want to view. Key histology features are described. If a link is present, click to view and listen to the histology audioslide.

(1) histology slide of cardiac muscle (labels) (2) histology slide of cardiac muscle (3) histology slide of cardiac muscle

Cardiac Muscle

These are histology slides of cardiac muscle. Cardiac muscle fibers have visible cross striations. Other key features seen on a histology slide of cardiac muscle are the branching pattern of the cardiac muscle fibers, the centrally placed nuclei and the presence of intercalated discs. All three of these characteristics are visible on histology slide (1).

Histology hint from Sarah Bellham: Compare the features on histology slide (1) of cardiac muscle to a histology slide of skeletal muscle.