XI-5 Urinary Bladder
rat, H&E, JB-4
loose & dense connective tissue
XI-5(CT1)
skin - x2 objective lens
L - lumen of urinary bladder
Muc - mucosa (epithel and connective tissue)
Mus - muscularis (bundles of smooth muscle)
Ser - serosa (connective tissue and mesothel)
box - seen at higher magnification in fig XI-5(CT2)
XI-5(CT2)
urinary bladder - x10 objective lens
BV - blood vessel
DCT - dense connective tissue (irregular)
Ep - epithelium (transitional)
LCT - loose connective tissue
Muc - mucosa (epithel and connective tissue)
Mus - Muscularis (bundles of smooth muscle)
Ser - serosa (connective tissue and mesothel)
black box - seen at higher magnification in fig XI-5(CT3)
blue box - seen at higher magnification in fig XI-5(CT4)
XI-5(CT3)
urinary bladder - x40 objective lens
BV - blood vessel
DCT - dense connective tissue (irregular)
Ep - epithelium (transitional)
LCT - loose connective tissue
Muc - mucosa (epithel and connective tissue)
Mus - muscularis (bundles of smooth muscle)
XI-5(CT4)
urinary bladder - x40 objective lens
BV - blood vessel
DCT - dense connective tissue (irregular)
Mus -muscularis (bundles of smooth muscle)
Ser - serosa (connective tissue and mesothel)
black arrowheads - mesothel
green arrowheads - mast cells