Liver from a pig (12.5X)

Pigs liver. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

This is a piece of a pig's liver. Notice the web-like pattern that separates the parenchyma into lobules. It only looks like a web beacuse of the sectioning. It is actually made up of connective tissue.

The liver capsule (seen at the bottom of the tissue sample) marks the surface of the liver. It is covered by mesothelium.

Published November 20th 2013, updated October 2nd 2022.