Details of the trachea (200X)

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

This is a closeup of the tunica adventitia and the hyaline cartilage. You might be able to identify blood vessels, nerves and occasionally some lymphatic tissue. Try to find:

An artery
Erythrocytes
Tunica adventitia
Perichondrium
Hyaline cartilage
Chondrocytes

Published April 27th 2023, updated January 11th 2024.