Histology-World! Histology Eponyms

Auerbach's plexus	Leopold Auerbach	myenteric plexus
Betz cells	Vladimir Aleksandrovich Betz	large pyramidal cells of the motor cortex of the cerebrum seen on histology slides
Bowman's capsule	Sir William Bowman	glomerular capsule of the kidney seen on histology slides
Bowman's membrane	Sir William Bowman	layer in the cornea below epithelium seen on histology slides
Bruch's membrane	Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Bruch	lamina vitrea of the choroid seen on histology slides
Brunner's glands	Johann Conrad Brunner	glands in the duodenum seen on histology slides
Bundle of His	Wilhelm His, Jr.	atrioventricular bundle
Canals of Hering	Karl Ewald Konstantin Hering	small bile ducts which connect to portal canals in the liver seen on histology slides
Canal of Schlemm	Friedrich S. Schlemm	scleral venous sinus of the eye seen on histology slides
Clara cell	Max Clara	secretory cell in the lung seen on histology slides
Cords of Billroth	Theodor Billroth	splenic cords of the spleen seen on histology slides
Crypts of Lieberkuhn	Johann Nathaniel Lieberkuhn	epithelial glands in the small intestine seen on histology slides
Descemet's membrane	Jean Descemet	limiting layer of the cornea seen on histology slides
Ducts of Bellini	Lorenzo Bellini	papillary duct of the kidney seen on histology slides
Ducts of Luschka	Hubert von Luschka	small ducts found in the connective tissue between the gallbladder and the liver
Golgi aparatus	Camillo Golgi	intercellular organelle
Golgi tendon organ	Camillo Golgi	sensory nerve ending embedded in a tendon for proprioception
Graafian follicle	Reijnier de Graaf	tertiary follicle of an ovary seen on a histology slide
Haversian canal	Clopton Havers	central canal of an osteon of bone seen on a histology slide
Haversian system	Clopton Havers	osteon of bone seen on a histology slide
Islets of Langerhans	Paul Langerhans	pancreatic islets of the pancreas seen on histology slides
Leydig cells	Franz von Leydig	interstitial cells of the testis
Loop of Henle	Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle	U shaped loop in the nephron of the kidney
Krause end bulbs	Wilhelm Johann Friedrich Krause	cylindrical/oval sensory receptor
Kupffer cells	Karl Wilhem Kupffer	macrophage of the liver seen on histology slides
Malpighian corpuscle	Marcello Malpighi	renal corpuscle of the kidney seen on histology slides
Martinotti cell	Giovanni Martinotti	type of nerve cell found in the cerebral cortex
Meissner's corpuscle	Georg Meissner	mechanoreceptor
Meissner 's plexus	Georg Meissner	submucosal plexus
Merkel's disc	Friedrich Siegismund Merkel	tactile receptor
Moll's gland	Jacob Antonius Moll	glands of the conjunctiva
Nissl bodies	Franz Nissl	rough endoplasmic reticulum of a neuron
Node of Ranvier	Louise Antoine Ranvier	area between two Schwann cells covering nerve fibers with axon which is not covered by myelin
Organ of Corti	Marquis Alphonso Corti	small organ of sound transduction; spiral organ
Pacinian corpuscle	Filipo Pacini	lamellar corpuscle
Paneth cells	Josef Paneth	cell type found in the small intestine seen on histology slides
Peyer's patches	Johann Konrad Peyer	aggregates of lymphatic tissue in the ileum seen on histology slides
Purkinje cells	Jan Evangelista Purkyne	cells of part of the cerebellum seen on histology slides
Purkinje fibers	Jan Evangelista Purkyne	part of the conducting system of the heart
Renal columns of Bertin	Exupère Joseph Bertin	renal columns seen on histology slides
Renshaw cell	Birdsey Renshaw	inhibitory interneuron seen in the spinal cord
Ruffini's corpuscle	Angelo Ruffini	sensory receptor
Scwann Cell	Theodor Schwann	cell involved in myelination of neurons within a nerve
Sertoli cells	Enrico Sertoli	sustentacular cells of the testis seen on histology slides
Space of Disse	Joseph Disse	perisinosoidal space of the liver seen on histology slides
Volkmann's canals	Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann	perforating canals of bone
Wharton's jelly	Thomas Wharton	mucous connective tissue seen in umbilical cord