Tissue Identification Lab
The best way for students to begin learning and identifying the different types of tissues is to actually practice finding them under the microscope. This lab provides an outline of a microscope slide for students to sketch what they see as they examine each type of tissue.
Essential concepts: Cells, tissues, histology, epithelium, simple squamous, stratified squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar, pseudostratified ciliated columnar, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, nervous, connective, loose areolar, fibrocartilage, dense fibrous, blood, reticular, adipose.
Instructor Resources: A complete test bank, answer keys, and lab guides are available at the subscription page.