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  Adipose tissue

Lab_1b-09a

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1. Lumen of the trachea

2. Pseudostratified (ciliated)

columnar epithelium

3. Hyaline cartilage

4. Adipose tissue (100x)

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This slide showing a cross section of the mammalian trachea (wind pipe) contains examples of several different kinds of tissues.  In addition to the pseudostratified columnar epithelium lining the trachea and hyaline cartilage, also seen on this slide is an extensive area of adipose tissue, which is specialized for fat storage. On prepared slides, the fat has been removed from the cells giving the tissue the appearance of fish net.

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