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The Cell Observed by Light and Electron Microscopy Overview of the Cellular Organelles Light Microscopy – Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) Stain Basophilic (blue) Nuclei Eosinophilic (red) cytoplasm Colorized low mag TEM of a cell Red = Mitos Blue = Ribos Green = RER Colorized TEM of a cell nucleus Arrow = Nucleolus Red = Mitos Green = RER Nuclear Structures Low mag TEM of a nuclei Nuclear pores (arrows) Nuclear pores (en face) Colorized TEM of nuclear pores (blue) en face High mag TEM of a nucleolus Pars fibrosa/granulosa (dense black) and fibrillar center (arrow) TEM of interphase nuclei and a mitotic cell with condensed chromosomes (arrow) Cytoplasmic Structures Ribosomes, RER and Glogi Ribosomes by light microscopy = basophilic cytoplasm TEMs of free ribosomes – 25 nm granules – in clusters called polysomes Colorized TEM of polysomes (yellow highlighted) Low mag TEM of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) Colorized higher mag TEM of RER (green) TEM of RER – arrows indicate cisternae Low mag TEM of RER and Golgi (Go) Colorized TEM of a Golgi system TEM of a Golgi system TEM of lysosomes (arrows) & a residual body Residual Body Cytoplasmic inclusions by Light Microscopy Basophilic granules (top picture) Eosinophilic granules (bottom picture) Mitochondria Colorized TEM of Mitochrondria (red) TEMs of Mitochrondrial shapes TEM of a Mitochrondrion Arrows = cristae The Cytoskeleton Light microscopy of mitotic spindles = Microtubules Colorized TEM of Cilia in cross section showing microtubules Immunofluorescence of Microtubules in cultured cells (green) TEM of Microfilaments (arrows) Immunofluorescence of microfilament stress fibers in cultured cells Cell Membrane High mag TEM of two cell membranes (unit membrane) Colorized TEM of two cell membranes (unit membrane) TEMs of membrane specializations Top 4 = microvilli Middle = Stereo cilia Bottom = Cilia TEM of Cilia (C) with microtubular cores forming from basal bodies (BB) High mag TEM of Cilia with microtubular cores (Fil) with the basal body (FiC) at top of image