Tissues & Organs
Tissues & Organs
Liver
Peritoneum | simple squamous epithelium
Connective Tissue | Glisson’s Capsule (dense irregular type I collagenous CT capsule), network of supporting reticular fibres & collagen CT
Parenchyma | hepatocytes
Space of Disse | Ito cells, Pit cells (NK cells)
Sinusoids | sinusoidal lining cells, Kupffer cells,
Portal Triad | hepatic artery, hepatic portal vein, bile duct (simple cuboidal epithelium), lymph vessel (rare)
Pig Liver
Pig Liver
Pig Portal Triad
Human Liver
Human Liver
Human Portal Triad
Gallbladder
1. Mucosa
Epithelium | simple columnar epithelium with microvilli (folded when relaxed, distended when full of bile)
Cellular component | clear cells, brush cells
Lamina Propria
Muscularis Mucosae | fibromuscular tunica composed of SMC
Perimuscular Connective Tissue | loose CT layer rich in elastic fibres
2. NO Submucosa
3. Muscularis Externa
IC/OL SMC layer
Oblique SMC
4. Thick Serosa
Gall Bladder
