Normal trachea (medium power)

Normal trachea (medium power) • This medium power view shows overall architecture of the trachea. • The lining is ciliated respiratory epithelium. • Beneath that is a submucossa containing abundant vessels and resident lymphocytes. • Beneath that is the cartilage, and below the cartilage muscle. (Description By:Melinda Sanders, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by: UCHC )