List of abbreviations
Vocabulary
of micros-
copic
anatomy
specialist terms
explained in
English +
German

Every attempt was made to provide correct information and labelling, however any liability for eventual errors or incompleteness is rejected!

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Editor:
Dr. med.
H. Jastrow


Conditions
of use
Overview blood vessels (Vasa):
Pages with explanations are linked to the text below the images if available! (Labelling is in German)
An entire English version of this page is in preparation!
Aorta Tunica media
(monkey)
arteriole
(monkey)
arteriole + blood cells
(monkey)
fenestrated capillary: Bruch's
membrane (monkey)
arteriole + plasma cells in
connective tissue (monkey
venoles and capillaries
(monkey)
lymph vessel
(monkey)
elastica interna
of an arteriole (rat)
capillary X-section 1
 (monkey)
capillary X-section 2
 (monkey)
erythrocyte in a
heart capillary (monkey)
capillary of the heart
(monkey)
capillary of the nose
(monkey)
capillary of the trachea
(monkey)
capillary in brain, blood-
brain barrier (rat)
wall of a vein (monkey) basement membrane of a
glomerular capillary (monkey)
venole x-section,
pancreas (monkey)
longitudinal section of a
monkey pancreas capillary
longitudinal section of the wall
of an arteriole (rat)
wall of a larger
arteriole (rat)
human lymphocyte pene-
trating the wall of a venole
venole of the eyelid 1
 (monkey)
venole of the eyelid 2
 (monkey)
lymph vessel endothelium
 (monkey)
venole in the brain (rat) sinusoid of the liver, open
fenestrations in endothel (rat)
sinusoid overview x-section
(rat)
capillary + fenestrated endo-
thelium, suprarenal gland (rat)
thoracic duct (rat)
Detailed information and images of the different kind of vessels: arteries - arterioles - capillaries - venoles - veins - lymphvessels
--> Blood cells, Blood barriers
--> Electron microscopic atlas Overview
--> Homepage of the workshop
Some images were kindly provided by Prof. H. Wartenberg; other images, page & copyright H. Jastrow.