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 gallbladder (2) histology slide of gallbladder (labels)

Gallbladder

All layers of the gallbladder are seen on these histology slides: advenitita, muscularis and mucosa. Simple columnar epithelium is part of the mucosa. Even at this magnification, you can see how tall the simple columnar epithelium is. Histology hint from Sarah Bellham: gallbladder has the tallest simple columnar epithelium in the world!