HISTOLOGY OF THYROID GLAND

AND PINEAL GLAND

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1)Connective

tissue

component

2)Parenchym

atous

component

Connective tissue

forms

a) Capsule

b) Septa or

trabeculae

c) Intralobular

connective

tissue stroma

Parenchyma is

made up of

1) Thyroid

follicles

2) Parafollicular

cells or C cells

Parathyroid

gland-

1) Connective

tissue

2) Parenchyma

a) Chief cells or

principal cells

b) Oxyphil cells

Pineal gland

1) Pinealocytes

2) Astroglial cells

3) Brain sand