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Lymphocyte white blood cell, TEM
Lymphocyte white blood cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through lymphocyte, showing the nucleus (large, round, centre), endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Cervix, light micrograph
Cervix. Light micrograph of a section through the mucosa of the cervix, the neck of the uterus. This is the endocervix, which borders the uterus. It is lined with columnar epithelial cells

Unmyelinated nerve, TEM
Unmyelinated nerve. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through axon (nerve fibre) bundles of unmyelinated nerves

Steroid secreting cell, TEM
Steroid secreting cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a cell involved with steroid synthesis and secretion (steroidogenesis)

Enterocyte, TEM
Enterocyte. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through the cytoplasm and part of the nucleus of an enterocyte cell located in a crypt of Lieberkuhn of the small intestine

Islet of Langerhans, TEM
Islet of Langerhans. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through cells clustered in an islet of Langerhans in the pancreas

Capillary, TEM
Capillary. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a capillary, showing two red blood cells (erythrocytes, black) in its interior

Kidney mitochondria, TEM
Kidney mitochondria. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a kidney tubule, showing numerous mitochondria (blue)

Berry aneurysm, MRI scan
Stroke. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan of an axial section through the brain of a 58-year-old patient, showing the damage (dark) caused 24 hours after a cerebral infarction

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, MRI scan
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of an axial section through the brain of a 35-year-old patient

Pineal gland, light micrograph. The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland located near to the centre of the brain, between the two hemispheres

Stroke, CT scan
Stroke. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan of an axial section through the brain of a 58-year-old patient, showing the damage (purple) caused 24 hours after a cerebral infarction

Double mastectomy breast implants, MRI
Double mastectomy breast implants. Post-operative coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a section through the chest of a 61-year-old patient after a double mastectomy (breast removal)

Myelinated nerve tissue, TEM
Myelinated nerve tissue. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through myelinated nerve fibres (axons). Each axon is coated with many layers of myelin

Kidney tumour, CT scan
Kidney tumour. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan of a section through the abdomen of a 62-year-old patient, showing necrosis (death) of tissue in the right kidney

Calcified heart valve, CT scans
Calcified heart valve. Coloured computed tomography (CT) scans of a section through the heart of a 67-year-old patient showing calcification of the aortic valve (round)

Bone tissue, SEM
Bone tissue. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cancellous (spongy) bone. Bone tissue can be either cortical (compact) or cancellous

Ovarian follicle, TEM
Ovarian follicle. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an ovary, showing a primary follicle. Primary follicles contain a central oocyte (female germ cell)

Smooth muscle tissue, TEM
Smooth muscle tissue. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a longitudinal section through smooth muscle cells. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and often closely packed together

Anterior pituitary gland, TEM
Anterior pituitary gland. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through cells of the anterior pituitary. The anterior pituitary, or adenohypophysis

Thyroid follicles, light micrograph
Thyroid follicles. Light micrograph of a section through a thyroid gland showing the follicles. The follicles are lined by a single layer of cuboidal epithelial cells

Intestinal brush border, TEM
Intestinal brush border. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of intestinal absorptive cells sectioned horizontally at their apex to show the surface microvilli (round)

Enteroendocrine cell, TEM
Enteroendocrine cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through an enteroendocrine cell within a gland of the stomach

Chloroplast, TEM C016 / 6297
Chloroplast. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of chloroplast from the moss Physcomitrella patens. Chloroplasts are the sites of photosynthesis

Polished coral C016 / 5994
Polished coral (Isastraea oblonga). Specimen from the Jurassic period, found in upper Portlandian beds in Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Chloroplast, TEM C016 / 6298
Chloroplast. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of chloroplast from the moss Physcomitrella patens. Chloroplasts are the sites of photosynthesis

Trachea lining, SEM C015 / 9939
Trachea lining. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the lining of the trachea (wind pipe). The trachea links the larynx (voice box) to the lungs

Gastritis, light micrograph C016 / 0508
Gastritis. Light micrograph of a section through an inflamed human stomach (gastritis), showing an abnormal accumulation of white blood cells (leucocytes)

Liver, SEM C015 / 9924
Liver vein. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of liver tissue. The functions of the liver include destroying old red blood cells

Corpus luteum of ovary, light micrograph C016 / 0527
Corpus luteum of ovary. Light micrograph of a section through steroid-secreting luteal cells in the corpus luteum of an ovary. The corpus luteum develops from an ovulated follicle

Appendix, light micrograph C016 / 0510
Appendix. Light micrograph of a section through a human appendix. The appendix is a blind-ending small diameter tubular extension of the gut, arising from the caecum of the large bowel

Retina of the eye, light micrograph C016 / 0528
Retina of the eye. Light micrograph of a section through the retina from a human eye. From top down: nerve fibres of the optic nerve and a blood vessel; several layers of neurons (nerve cells)

Gastritis, light micrograph C016 / 0507
Gastritis. Light micrograph of a section through an inflamed human stomach (gastritis), showing an abnormal accumulation of white blood cells (leucocytes)

Cancellous bone, light micrograph C016 / 0509
Cancellous bone. Light micrograph of a section through cancellous, or spongy, bone. Constructed in a honeycomb-type architecture

Tongue, light micrograph C015 / 7105
Tongue. Light micrograph of a section through healthy tongue tissue. The surface of the tongue (across top) consists of stratified squamous epithelium (dark purple) with a rough keratinised surface

Liver, SEM C015 / 9922
Liver vein. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of liver tissue showing a large vein (pink, up centre). The functions of the liver include destroying old red blood cells

Colon polyp, light micrograph C016 / 0512
Colon polyp. Light micrograph of a section through part of a tubulovillous adenoma of the mucosa of the large bowel (colon)

Lens of the eye, light micrograph C016 / 0526
Lens of the eye. Light micrograph of a section through the lens from a human eye. The lens consists of thousands of precisely aligned stacks of fibres seen here end-on

Heart muscle, light micrograph C016 / 0517
Heart muscle. Light micrograph of a section through heart (cardiac) muscle tissue, showing cardiomyocyte muscle cells. These cells have a centrally located nucleus and are branched

Brain glial cells, light micrograph C016 / 0524
Brain glial cells. Light micrograph of a section through brain tissue, showing numerous glial cells (dark). Glial cells, or neuroglia, are non-neural cells of the central nervous system (CNS)

Cirrhosis of liver, light micrograph C016 / 0530
Cirrhosis of liver. Light micrograph of a section through liver tissue, damaged by cirrhosis. Cirrhosis occurs as a result of a range of factors causing damage to liver function

Liver, SEM C015 / 9923
Liver vein. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of liver tissue. The functions of the liver include destroying old red blood cells

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