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.

histology slide of stratified squamous epithelium

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

This histology slide shows stratified squamous epithelium. The cells are several layers thick, so it is stratified. The cells in the most superficial layer are flat. The nuclei in the most superficial layer are also flat.