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 stomach (low magnification) (2) histology slide of stomach (3) histology slide of stomach (high magnification) (4) histology slide of stomach (injected dye)

Stomach

On these histology slides, note that there are no villi. Mucus neck cells are visible. The gastric glands are seen at the base of the gastric pits. On histology slide (2) and (3), parietal cells are visible.