Capillary
and lymphatic vessel (100x objective lens)
This section from
the esophagus shows capillaries (Ca) cut in
cross and longitudinal section near the bottom edge of the image and
to the right of center. One or more pink-stained erythrocytes
can be seen in the lumen of some of the capillaries. The elongated endothelial
cell nucleus (En) bulges into the lumen of the capilary. Another capillary,
cut in cross section, can be seen just beneath the basal layer of the epithelium,
with a endothelial cell nucleus that bulges into the lumen. In the right center
of the image is an irregular space, lined by endothelial
cells (En) with flattened nuclei and containing
no blood cells. This is a lymphatic vessel (LV).
