EPITHELIAL TISSUE - Electron microscopy

Epithelial Tissue - Cell Junctions

Desmosome
... Image showing a desmosome between two epithelial cells

Hemidesmosome
Several hemidesmosomes in the junction betwenn the epithelium and the connective tissue in the skin.
 

Tight Junction

...Tight junction between two epithelial cells.
 

Simple Squamous Epithelium

A capillary that presents a squamous epithelium called endothelium lining its wall.

Higher magnification from the endothelium presented above.
 

Nuclei from the endothelium cells..
 
 
 

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

This image shows the simple cuboidal epithelium from the convoluted tubule in the kidney.
 

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Simple columnar epithelium from the intestinal mucosa.
 

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Pseudostratified epithelium from the trachea.
 

Stratified Squamous Epithelium
.. .. Three sections with different layers from the stratified squamous epithelium of the skin.