On the welcome page of the dictionary, three major sections are shown: Normal tissues, Cancer and Cell structure. Below the image of each section are links to introductory texts for i) normal tissue histology, ii) hallmarks of cancer, and iii) cell structure overview. For the cancer-section there is also a link to current cancer statistics (incidence, survival, etc) for Sweden and the rest of the world. Within each section there are direct links to histology descriptions of different tissue types and tumor forms as well as descriptions of cell structures.
For the 'Tissue & cell types' and 'Tumor' sections, tissue-slides stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) are shown at three different levels of magnification. On the top level, an overview of the whole tissue-sample is shown with boxes in black indicating where zoomed-in representative parts of the tissue are available for viewing. Clicking on these boxes will zoom in on that part to show tissue structures, cells and features in greater detail. Throughout these sections, arrows indicate relevant tissue structures, cell-types and other features.
For the 'Cell structure' section, immunofluorescent images of formaldehyde-fixed cell lines are shown. The various cell structures that are demonstrated are always shown in the green channel using an antibody found in the Human Protein Atlas. The antibody name is linked to the subcellular location summary page of the target gene. The other channels: nucleus, microtubules and endoplasmic reticulum, are always shown in the blue, red and yellow channels, respectively. The channels can be toggled on and off by clicking on the respective coloured button above the image. When applicable, the immunofluorescent images are complemented by immunohistochemically stained cells where the location of the particular cell structure is shown in brown.
A common feature for all sections is that a general descriptive text about the tissue, tumor-type or cell structure is provided when browsing a particular topic.
The nasopharynx is that part of the nasal passage that lies above the free border of the soft palate. The anterior wall extends from the choanae to include the incomplete floor formed by the postero-superior surface of the soft palate. On its lateral walls the nasopharynx communicates with the right and left tympanic cavities by the Eustachian tubes.
The two main types of epithelia lining the nasopharynx are stratified squamous (comprising approximately 60% of nasopharyngeal epithelium) and pseudostratified columnar respiratory-typeepithelium containing ciliatedcells, gobletcells and basalcells. The interphase between these two epithelia is sharp in some areas with an intermediate epithelium intervening in other areas. Both the pseudostratified columnar and intermediate epithelium comprises approximately 40% of the nasopharyngeal epithelium.
Numerous seromucinous glands and collections of small lymphocytes are present in the submucosa throughout the nasopharynx, with higher density at the opening of the eustachian tubes into the nasopharynx.