Сirculatory system

Blood capillary & metarteriole (Mesentery spread, H&E, ×400)

Details to sign:

1. Capillary
2. Basement membrane
3. Endothelial cell`s nuclei
4. Pericyte`s nuclei
5. Metarteriole
6. Endothelial cell`s nuclei
7. Smooth muscle cell`s
nuclei
8. Connective tissue cell`s
nuclei
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Medium size artery & vein (H&E, ×40)

Details to sign:

1. Lumen of artery
2. Lumen of vein
3. Tunica intima
4. Tunica media
5. Tunica adventitia
6. Internal elastic lamina
7. External elastic lamina
8. Smooth muscle cells
9. Adipocytes
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Elastic artery – Aorta (Resorcin-fuchsin stain, ×100)

Details to sign:

1. Lumen of aorta
2. Tunica intima
3. Tunica media
4. Tunica adventitia
5. Fenestrated
elastic laminae
6. Vasa vasorum
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Heart (Longitudinal & cross sections, H&E, ×100)

Details to sign:

1. Contractile
cardiomyocytes,
longitudinal section
2. Contractile
cardiomyocytes,
cross section
3. Intercalated discs
4. Cardiac muscle
cell`s nuclei
5. Blood vessels
6. Conducting system
fibers (Purkinje
fibers)
7. Endocardium
8. Endothelial cells
 Circulatory system: Glossary of terms
Pulmonary circulation Lymphatic vascular system
Systemic circulation Lymphatics (Lymphatic capillaries)
Lymphatic vessels
Vasculature Valves
Tunica intima Thoracic duct
Endothelial cells Right lymphatic duct
Tunica media
Tunica adventitia Heart
Arteries Endocardium
Large elastic arteries Endothelium
Medium-sized muscular Myocardium
Small arteries Contractile (typical) cardiomyocytes
Microvasculature Conducting (atypical) cardiomyocytes
Arterioles Secretory atrial cardiomyocytes
Metarterioles Epicardium
Capillaries Mesothelium
Continuous capillaries Pericardium
Fenestrated capillaries Cardiac conducting system
Sinusoids (discontinuous) Sinoatrial node
Pericytes (Marchand`s cells) Atrioventricular node
Venules Atrioventricular bundle of His
Postcapillary venules Purkinje fibers (subendocardial
conducting network)
Arteriovenous anastomoses (shunts)
Cardiac skeleton
Venous portal system
Veins
Small
Medium
Large
Valves