There are many different types of cells in the

human body The human body is the structure of a human being. It is composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues and subsequently organ systems. They ensure homeostasis and the viability of the human body. It comprises a head ...

Cells derived primarily from endoderm

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells

Brunner's gland Brunner's glands (or duodenal glands) are compound tubular submucosal glands found in that portion of the duodenum which is above the hepatopancreatic sphincter (i.e sphincter of Oddi). It also contains submucosa which creates special glands. ...

cell in duodenum ( enzymes and alkaline mucus) *Insulated

goblet cell Goblet cells are simple columnar epithelial cells that secrete gel-forming mucins, like mucin 5AC. The goblet cells mainly use the merocrine method of secretion, secreting vesicles into a duct, but may use apocrine methods, budding off their secre ...

of respiratory and digestive tracts (mucus secretion) *Stomach ** Foveolar cell (mucus secretion) ** Chief cell (

pepsinogen Pepsin is an endopeptidase that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides. It is produced in the gastric chief cells of the stomach lining and is one of the main digestive enzymes in the digestive systems of humans and many other animals, whe ...

secretion) ** Parietal cell ( hydrochloric acid secretion) * Pancreatic acinar cell ( bicarbonate and digestive enzyme secretion) * Paneth cell of small

intestine The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans ...

( lysozyme secretion) *Type II

pneumocyte A pulmonary alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin ''alveolus'', "little cavity"), also known as an air sac or air space, is one of millions of hollow, distensible cup-shaped cavities in the lungs where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide. Al ...

lung The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and most other animals, including some snails and a small number of fish. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of t ...

(

surfactant Surfactants are chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension between two liquids, between a gas and a liquid, or interfacial tension between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming ...

secretion) * Club cell of lung

Barrier cells

*Type I

(lung) * Gall bladder epithelial cell *

Centroacinar cell Centroacinar cells are spindle-shaped cells in the exocrine pancreas. They represent an extension of the intercalated duct into each pancreatic acinus. These cells are commonly known as duct cells, and secrete an aqueous bicarbonate solution unde ...

(pancreas) * Intercalated duct cell (pancreas) *Intestinal brush border cell (with

microvilli Microvilli (singular: microvillus) are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area for diffusion and minimize any increase in volume, and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, ...

)

Hormone-secreting cells

* Enteroendocrine cell **K cell (secretes gastric inhibitory peptide) **L cell (secretes glucagon-like peptide-1, peptide YY_3-36, oxyntomodulin, and glucagon-like peptide-2) **I cell (secretes cholecystokinin (CCK)) **G cell (secretes

gastrin Gastrin is a peptide hormone that stimulates secretion of gastric acid (HCl) by the parietal cells of the stomach and aids in gastric motility. It is released by G cells in the pyloric antrum of the stomach, duodenum, and the pancreas. Gastrin ...

) ** Enterochromaffin cell (secretes

serotonin Serotonin () or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Its biological function is complex and multifaceted, modulating mood, cognition, reward, learning, memory, and numerous physiological processes such as vomiting and vas ...

) ** Enterochromaffin-like cell (secretes histamine) **N cell (secretes neurotensin) **S cell (secretes

secretin Secretin is a hormone that regulates water homeostasis throughout the body and influences the environment of the duodenum by regulating secretions in the stomach, pancreas, and liver. It is a peptide hormone produced in the S cells of the duode ...

) **D cell (secretes

somatostatin Somatostatin, also known as growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GHIH) or by several other names, is a peptide hormone that regulates the endocrine system and affects neurotransmission and cell proliferation via interaction with G protein-couple ...

) **Mo cell (or M cell) (secretes motilin) **other hormones secreted: vasoactive intestinal peptide, substance P,

alpha Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἄλφα, ''álpha'', or ell, άλφα, álfa) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter aleph , whic ...

and gamma-endorphin, bombesin *

Thyroid gland The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. In humans it is in the neck and consists of two connected lobe (anatomy), lobes. The lower two thirds of the lobes are connected by a thin band of Connective tissue, tissue cal ...

cells ** Thyroid epithelial cell ** Parafollicular cell * Parathyroid gland cells ** Parathyroid chief cell ** Oxyphil cell * Pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans) **

Alpha cell Alpha cells (α cells) are endocrine cells that are found in the Islets of langerhans, Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Alpha cells secrete the peptide hormone glucagon in order to increase glucose levels in the blood stream. Discovery Isle ...

(secretes

glucagon Glucagon is a peptide hormone, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas. It raises concentration of glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream, and is considered to be the main catabolic hormone of the body. It is also used as a Glucagon (medicati ...

) ** Beta cell (secretes

insulin Insulin (, from Latin ''insula'', 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the ''INS'' gene. It is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabolism o ...

and amylin) ** Delta cell (secretes

) ** Epsilon cell (secretes ghrelin) ** PP cell (gamma cell) (secretes pancreatic polypeptide)

Cells derived primarily from ectoderm

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells

* Salivary gland mucous cell * Salivary gland serous cell * Von Ebner's gland cell in tongue (washes taste buds) * Mammary gland cell ( milk secretion) *

Lacrimal gland cell The lacrimal glands are paired exocrine glands, one for each eye, found in most terrestrial vertebrates and some marine mammals, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film. In humans, they are situated in the upper lateral region of each or ...

( tear secretion) * Ceruminous gland cell in ear ( earwax secretion) *

Eccrine sweat gland Eccrine sweat glands (; from Greek ''ekkrinein'' 'secrete'; sometimes called merocrine glands) are the major sweat glands of the human body, found in virtually all skin, with the highest density in palm and soles, then on the head, but much less ...

dark cell (glycoprotein secretion) *

clear cell (small molecule secretion) *

Apocrine sweat gland An apocrine sweat gland (; from Greek ''apo'' 'away' and ''krinein'' 'to separate') is composed of a coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, from which a straight portion inserts and secretes into the ...

cell (odoriferous secretion, sex-hormone sensitive) *

Gland of Moll Moll's gland, also known as the gland of Moll or ciliary gland, is a modified apocrine sweat gland that is found on the margin of the eyelid. They are next to the base of the eyelashes, and anterior to the meibomian glands within the distal eyelid ...

cell in eyelid (specialized

sweat gland Sweat glands, also known as sudoriferous or sudoriparous glands, , are small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat. Sweat glands are a type of exocrine gland, which are glands that produce and secrete substances onto an epithelial sur ...

) * Sebaceous gland cell (lipid-rich sebum secretion) * Bowman's gland cell in nose (washes

olfactory The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste. In humans, it ...

epithelium)

Hormone-secreting cells

*Anterior/Intermediate pituitary cells ** Corticotropes ** Gonadotropes **

Lactotrope A lactotropic cell (also known as prolactin cell, epsilon acidophil, lactotrope, lactotroph, mammatroph, mammotroph) is a cell in the anterior pituitary which produces prolactin in response to hormonal signals including dopamine which is inhibitor ...

s ** Melanotropes ** Somatotropes ** Thyrotropes * Magnocellular neurosecretory cells, secrete

oxytocin Oxytocin (Oxt or OT) is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. It plays a role in social bonding, reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth. Oxytocin ...

and vasopressin * Parvocellular neurosecretory cells, secrete thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), vasopressin, oxytocin, neurotensin, and prolactin * Chromaffin cells ( adrenal gland)

Epithelial cells

* Keratinocyte (differentiating epidermal cell) *Epidermal basal cell (

stem cell In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type o ...

) *

Melanocyte Melanocytes are melanin-producing neural crest-derived cells located in the bottom layer (the stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis, the middle layer of the eye (the uvea), the inner ear, vaginal epithelium, meninges, bones, and heart. ...

* Trichocyte (gives rise to hair and nail cells) **

Medullary Medulla or Medullary may refer to: Science * Medulla oblongata, a part of the brain stem * Renal medulla, a part of the kidney * Adrenal medulla, a part of the adrenal gland * Medulla of ovary, a stroma in the center of the ovary * Medulla of ...

hair shaft cell ** Cortical hair shaft cell ** Cuticular hair shaft cell ** Huxley's layer hair root sheath cell ** Henle's layer hair root sheath cell ** Outer root sheath hair cell *Surface

epithelial cell Epithelium or epithelial tissue is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. It is a thin, continuous, protective layer of compactly packed cells with a little intercellula ...

of cornea, tongue,

mouth In animal anatomy, the mouth, also known as the oral cavity, or in Latin cavum oris, is the opening through which many animals take in food and issue vocal sounds. It is also the cavity lying at the upper end of the alimentary canal, bounded on ...

, nasal cavity, distal anal canal, distal urethra, and distal vagina *basal cell (stem cell) of cornea, tongue, mouth, nasal cavity, distal anal canal, distal urethra, and distal vagina * Intercalated duct cell (salivary glands) *

Striated duct In anatomy and physiology, a duct is a circumscribed channel leading from an exocrine gland or organ. Types of ducts Examples include: Duct system As ducts travel from the acinus which generates the fluid to the target, the ducts become larg ...

cell (salivary glands) * Lactiferous duct cell (mammary glands) * Ameloblast (deposit tooth enamel)

Oral cells

* Odontoblast (tooth

dentin Dentin () (American English) or dentine ( or ) (British English) ( la, substantia eburnea) is a calcified tissue of the body and, along with enamel, cementum, and pulp, is one of the four major components of teeth. It is usually covered by ena ...

formation) * Cementoblast (tooth cementum formation)

Nervous system

There are nerve cells, also known as neurons, present in our human body. They are branched out. These cells make up nervous tissue. A neuron consists of a cell body with a nucleus and cytoplasm, from which long thin hair-like parts arise.

Sensory transducer cells

* Auditory inner hair cells of organ of Corti * Auditory outer hair cells of organ of Corti *Basal cells of olfactory epithelium (stem cell for olfactory neurons) *Cold-sensitive primary sensory neurons *Heat-sensitive primary sensory neurons * Merkel cells of epidermis * Olfactory receptor neurons *Pain-sensitive primary sensory neurons *

Photoreceptor cell A photoreceptor cell is a specialized type of neuroepithelial cell found in the retina that is capable of visual phototransduction. The great biological importance of photoreceptors is that they convert light (visible electromagnetic radiatio ...

s of retina in

eye Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide living organisms with vision, the ability to receive and process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and conv ...

: **Photoreceptor

rod cell Rod cells are photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that can function in lower light better than the other type of visual photoreceptor, cone cells. Rods are usually found concentrated at the outer edges of the retina and are used in per ...

s **Photoreceptor blue-sensitive

cone cell Cone cells, or cones, are photoreceptor cells in the retinas of vertebrate eyes including the human eye. They respond differently to light of different wavelengths, and the combination of their responses is responsible for color vision. Cone ...

s of eye **Photoreceptor green-sensitive

s of eye **Photoreceptor red-sensitive

s of eye * Proprioceptive primary sensory neurons *Touch-sensitive primary sensory neurons * Chemoreceptor glomus cells of carotid body cell (blood pH sensor) * Outer hair cells of

vestibular system The vestibular system, in vertebrates, is a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation for the purpose of coordinating movement with balance. Together with the cochlea, a part of the auditory system, it constitutes ...

of ear (acceleration and gravity) * Inner hair cells of

of ear (acceleration and gravity) * Taste receptor cells of taste bud

Autonomic neuron cells

* Cholinergic neurons (various types) * Adrenergic neural cells (various types) *

Peptidergic Peptides (, ) are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds. Long chains of amino acids are called proteins. Chains of fewer than twenty amino acids are called oligopeptides, and include dipeptides, tripeptides, and tetrapeptides. A ...

neural cells (various types)

Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells

*Inner pillar cells of organ of Corti *Outer pillar cells of organ of Corti *Inner phalangeal cells of organ of Corti *Outer phalangeal cells of organ of Corti *Border cells of organ of Corti *

Hensen's cell Hensen's cells are a layer of tall cells arranged in the organ of Corti in the cochlea, which are part of the supporting cells lie on the outer hair cells (OHC). Their appearance are upper part wide with lower part narrow, column like cells. One ...

s of organ of Corti *Vestibular apparatus supporting cells *Taste bud supporting cells *Olfactory epithelium supporting cells *

Olfactory ensheathing cell Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), also known as olfactory ensheathing glia or olfactory ensheathing glial cells, are a type of macroglia ( radial glia) found in the nervous system. They are also known as olfactory Schwann cells, because they ...

s * Schwann cells * Satellite glial cells *Enteric glial cells

Central nervous system neurons and glial cells

* Neuron cells (large variety of types, still poorly classified) **

Interneuron Interneurons (also called internuncial neurons, relay neurons, association neurons, connector neurons, intermediate neurons or local circuit neurons) are neurons that connect two brain regions, i.e. not direct motor neurons or sensory neurons. I ...

s *** Basket cells ***

Cartwheel cell Cartwheel cells are neurons of the dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) where they greatly outnumber the other inhibitory interneurons of the DCN. Their somas lie on the superficial side of the pyramidal layer of the DCN, and their dendrites receive i ...

s ***

Stellate cell Stellate cells are neurons in the central nervous system, named for their star-like shape formed by dendritic processes radiating from the cell body. Many stellate cells are GABAergic and are located in the molecular layer of the cerebellum. Ste ...

s *** Golgi cells *** Granule cells *** Lugaro cells *** Unipolar brush cells *** Martinotti cells *** Chandelier cells ***

Cajal–Retzius cell Cajal–Retzius cells (CR cells) (also known as Horizontal cells of Cajal) are a heterogeneous population of morphologically and molecularly distinct reelin-producing cell types in the marginal zone/layer I of the developmental cerebral cortex an ...

s *** Double-bouquet cells ***

Neurogliaform cell Neurogliaform cells (NGF) are inhibitory ( GABAergic) interneurons found in the cortex and the hippocampus. NGF cells represent approximately 10% of the total hippocampal inhibitory interneuron population. In terms of morphology, they are compar ...

s *** Retina horizontal cells *** Amacrine cells ****

Starburst amacrine cell Starburst amacrine cells are a type of amacrine cells found in the retina. These interneurons are notable for co-releasing acetylcholine Acetylcholine (ACh) is an organic chemical that functions in the brain and body of many types of animals (i ...

s *** Spinal interneurons **** Renshaw cells **Principal cells *** Spindle neurons ***

Fork neuron In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from la, furca 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods eit ...

s ***

Pyramidal cell Pyramidal cells, or pyramidal neurons, are a type of multipolar neuron found in areas of the brain including the cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, and the amygdala. Pyramidal neurons are the primary excitation units of the mammalian prefrontal cor ...

s ****

Place cell A place cell is a kind of pyramidal neuron in the hippocampus that becomes active when an animal enters a particular place in its environment, which is known as the place field. Place cells are thought to act collectively as a cognitive repres ...

s **** Grid cells ****

Speed cell Speed cells are neurons whose firing rates depend on an animal's speed through its environment. Together with place cells, grid cells, boundary cells, and head direction cells, they form a part of a larger set of neurons that are involved in cogni ...

s ****

Head direction cell Head direction (HD) cells are neurons found in a number of brain regions that increase their firing rates above baseline levels only when the animal's head points in a specific direction. They have been reported in rats, monkeys, mice, chinchillas a ...

s **** Betz cells ***

s **** Boundary cells *** Bushy cells *** Purkinje cells ***

Medium spiny neuron Medium spiny neurons (MSNs), also known as spiny projection neurons (SPNs), are a special type of GABAergic inhibitory cell representing 95% of neurons within the human striatum, a basal ganglia structure. Medium spiny neurons have two primary ...

s * Astrocytes * Oligodendrocytes * Ependymal cells ** Tanycytes * Pituicytes

Lens cells

Anterior lens epithelial cell Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position prov ...

* Crystallin-containing lens fiber cell

Cells derived primarily from mesoderm

Metabolism and storage cells

* Adipocytes: ** White fat cell ** Brown fat cell *

Liver lipocyte Hepatic stellate cells (HSC), also known as perisinusoidal cells or Ito cells (earlier ''lipocytes'' or ''fat-storing cells''), are pericytes found in the perisinusoidal space of the liver, also known as the space of Disse (a small area between th ...

Secretory cells

*Cells of the

Adrenal cortex The adrenal cortex is the outer region and also the largest part of an adrenal gland. It is divided into three separate zones: zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata and zona reticularis. Each zone is responsible for producing specific hormones. It is ...

**Cells of the Zona glomerulosa produce mineralocorticoids **Cells of the Zona fasciculata produce glucocorticoids **Cells of the Zona reticularis produce androgens *

Theca interna cell Theca interna cells express receptors for luteinizing hormone (LH) to produce androstenedione, which via a few steps, gives the granulosa the precursor for estrogen manufacturing. After rupture of the mature ovarian follicle, the theca interna ce ...

of ovarian follicle secreting estrogen *Corpus luteum cell of ruptured ovarian follicle secreting

progesterone Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species. It belongs to a group of steroid hormones called the progestogens and is the m ...

** Granulosa lutein cells **

Theca lutein cell The corpus luteum (Latin for "yellow body"; plural corpora lutea) is a temporary endocrine structure in female ovaries involved in the production of relatively high levels of progesterone, and moderate levels of estradiol, and inhibin A. It is t ...

s * Leydig cell of testes secreting testosterone * Seminal vesicle cell (secretes seminal

fluid In physics, a fluid is a liquid, gas, or other material that continuously deforms (''flows'') under an applied shear stress, or external force. They have zero shear modulus, or, in simpler terms, are substances which cannot resist any shear ...

components, including

fructose Fructose, or fruit sugar, is a Ketose, ketonic monosaccharide, simple sugar found in many plants, where it is often bonded to glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose. It is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galacto ...

for swimming

sperm Sperm is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, female reproductive cell and a smaller, male one). Animals produce motile sperm with a tail known as a flagellum, whi ...

) * Prostate gland cell (secretes seminal fluid components) *

Bulbourethral gland The bulbourethral glands or Cowper's glands (named for English anatomist William Cowper) are two small exocrine glands in the reproductive system of many male mammals (of all domesticated animals, they are absent only in dogs). They are homolog ...

cell ( mucus secretion) *

Bartholin's gland The Bartholin's glands (named after Caspar Bartholin the Younger; also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two pea sized compound alveolar glandsManual of Obstetrics. (3rd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 1-16. . located slightly poster ...

cell ( vaginal lubricant secretion) * Gland of Littre cell (mucus secretion) * Uterus

endometrium The endometrium is the inner epithelial layer, along with its mucous membrane, of the mammalian uterus. It has a basal layer and a functional layer: the basal layer contains stem cells which regenerate the functional layer. The functional laye ...

cell ( carbohydrate secretion) * Juxtaglomerular cell ( renin secretion) * Macula densa cell of kidney * Peripolar cell of kidney * Mesangial cell of kidney

Barrier cells

Urinary system

* Parietal epithelial cell * Podocyte * Proximal tubule brush border cell *

Loop of Henle thin segment cell The thin segment is a part of the renal tubule found between the proximal and distal tubules. The renal tubule and the renal corpuscle together comprise the nephron. The thin segment is described as a U-shaped band, consisting of the two continuous ...

Kidney distal tubule cell The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) is a portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting tubule. Physiology It is partly responsible for the regulation of potassium, sodium, calcium, and pH. On its apical surface (lumen ...

* Kidney collecting duct cell ** Principal cell ** Intercalated cell * Transitional epithelium (lining urinary bladder)

Reproductive system

*Duct cell (of seminal vesicle, prostate gland, etc.) * Efferent ducts cell * Epididymal principal cell * Epididymal basal cell

Circulatory system

* Endothelial cells

Extracellular matrix cells

*Planum semilunatum epithelial cell of

of ear (proteoglycan secretion) * Organ of Corti interdental epithelial cell (secreting tectorial membrane covering hair cells) * Loose connective tissue

fibroblast A fibroblast is a type of cell (biology), biological cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen, produces the structural framework (Stroma (tissue), stroma) for animal Tissue (biology), tissues, and plays a critical role in wound ...

s * Corneal fibroblasts ( corneal keratocytes) * Tendon fibroblasts *

Bone marrow Bone marrow is a semi-solid tissue found within the spongy (also known as cancellous) portions of bones. In birds and mammals, bone marrow is the primary site of new blood cell production (or haematopoiesis). It is composed of hematopoietic ce ...

reticular tissue

s *Other nonepithelial

s * Pericyte ** Hepatic stellate cell (Ito cell) *

Nucleus pulposus cell An intervertebral disc (or intervertebral fibrocartilage) lies between adjacent vertebrae in the vertebral column. Each disc forms a fibrocartilaginous joint (a symphysis), to allow slight movement of the vertebrae, to act as a ligament to hold ...

intervertebral disc An intervertebral disc (or intervertebral fibrocartilage) lies between adjacent vertebrae in the vertebral column. Each disc forms a fibrocartilaginous joint (a symphysis), to allow slight movement of the vertebrae, to act as a ligament to hold t ...

Hyaline cartilage Hyaline cartilage is the glass-like (hyaline) and translucent cartilage found on many joint surfaces. It is also most commonly found in the ribs, nose, larynx, and trachea. Hyaline cartilage is pearl-gray in color, with a firm consistency and has ...

chondrocyte Chondrocytes (, from Greek χόνδρος, ''chondros'' = cartilage + κύτος, ''kytos'' = cell) are the only cells found in healthy cartilage. They produce and maintain the cartilaginous matrix, which consists mainly of collagen and proteog ...

Fibrocartilage Fibrocartilage consists of a mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilaginous tissue in various proportions. It owes its inflexibility and toughness to the former of these constituents, and its elasticity to the latter. It is the only type of ...

* Elastic cartilage

Osteoblast Osteoblasts (from the Greek language, Greek combining forms for "bone", ὀστέο-, ''osteo-'' and βλαστάνω, ''blastanō'' "germinate") are cell (biology), cells with a single Cell nucleus, nucleus that synthesize bone. However, in the p ...

/ osteocyte * Osteoprogenitor cell (stem cell of

osteoblast Osteoblasts (from the Greek language, Greek combining forms for "bone", ὀστέο-, ''osteo-'' and βλαστάνω, ''blastanō'' "germinate") are cell (biology), cells with a single Cell nucleus, nucleus that synthesize bone. However, in the p ...

s) * Hyalocyte of vitreous body of eye *

of perilymphatic space of ear *

Pancreatic stellate cell Pancreatic stellate cells (PaSCs) are classified as myofibroblast-like cells that are located in exocrine regions of the pancreas. PaSCs are mediated by paracrine and autocrine stimuli and share similarities with the hepatic stellate cell. Pancrea ...

Note: Cephalic connective tissue and bones are derived from the Cranial neural crest which comes from the

ectoderm The ectoderm is one of the three primary germ layers formed in early embryonic development. It is the outermost layer, and is superficial to the mesoderm (the middle layer) and endoderm (the innermost layer). It emerges and originates from t ...

germ layer A germ layer is a primary layer of cells that forms during embryonic development. The three germ layers in vertebrates are particularly pronounced; however, all eumetazoans (animals that are sister taxa to the sponges) produce two or three pr ...

Contractile cells

Skeletal muscle Skeletal muscles (commonly referred to as muscles) are organs of the vertebrate muscular system and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other types of muscl ...

cells ** Red skeletal muscle cell (slow twitch) ** White skeletal muscle cell (fast twitch) ** Intermediate skeletal muscle cell ** Nuclear bag cell of muscle spindle **

Nuclear chain cell A nuclear chain fiber is a specialized sensory organ contained within a muscle. Nuclear chain fibers are intrafusal fibers that, along with nuclear bag fibers, make up the muscle spindle responsible for the detection of changes in muscle length ...

of muscle spindle ** Myosatellite cell (stem cell) * Cardiac muscle cells ** Cardiac muscle cell ** SA node cell **

Purkinje fiber The Purkinje fibers (; often incorrectly ; Purkinje tissue or subendocardial branches) are located in the inner ventricular walls of the heart, just beneath the endocardium in a space called the subendocardium. The Purkinje fibers are specia ...

cell * Smooth muscle cell (various types) * Myoepithelial cell of iris * Myoepithelial cell of exocrine glands

Blood and immune system cells

* Erythrocyte (red blood cell) and precursor erythroblasts * Megakaryocyte ( platelet precursor) *

Platelets Platelets, also called thrombocytes (from Greek θρόμβος, "clot" and κύτος, "cell"), are a component of blood whose function (along with the coagulation factors) is to react to bleeding from blood vessel injury by clumping, thereby ini ...

if considered distinct cells, currently there's debate on the subject. * Monocyte (white blood cell) *Connective tissue

macrophage Macrophages (abbreviated as M φ, MΦ or MP) ( el, large eaters, from Greek ''μακρός'' (') = large, ''φαγεῖν'' (') = to eat) are a type of white blood cell of the immune system that engulfs and digests pathogens, such as cancer cel ...

(various types) *Epidermal Langerhans cell * Osteoclast (in bone) *

Dendritic cell Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells (also known as ''accessory cells'') of the mammalian immune system. Their main function is to process antigen material and present it on the cell surface to the T cells of the immune system. ...

(in lymphoid tissues) * Microglial cell (in central nervous system) *

Neutrophil granulocyte Neutrophils (also known as neutrocytes or heterophils) are the most abundant type of granulocytes and make up 40% to 70% of all white blood cells in humans. They form an essential part of the innate immune system, with their functions varying ...

and precursors (

myeloblast The myeloblast is a unipotent stem cell which differentiates into the effectors of the granulocyte series. It is found in the bone marrow. Stimulation of myeloblasts by G-CSF and other cytokines triggers maturation, differentiation, proliferation a ...

, promyelocyte,

myelocyte A myelocyte is a young cell of the granulocytic series, occurring normally in bone marrow (can be found in circulating blood when caused by certain diseases). Structure When stained with the usual dyes, the cytoplasm is distinctly basophilic ...

, metamyelocyte) * Eosinophil granulocyte and precursors * Basophil granulocyte and precursors * Mast cell * Helper T cell * Regulatory T cell *

Cytotoxic T cell A cytotoxic T cell (also known as TC, cytotoxic T lymphocyte, CTL, T-killer cell, cytolytic T cell, CD8+ T-cell or killer T cell) is a T lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell) that kills cancer cells, cells that are infected by intracellular pa ...

* Natural killer T cell *

B cell B cells, also known as B lymphocytes, are a type of white blood cell of the lymphocyte subtype. They function in the humoral immunity component of the adaptive immune system. B cells produce antibody molecules which may be either secreted or ...

Plasma cell Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells or effector B cells, are white blood cells that originate in the lymphoid organs as B lymphocytes and secrete large quantities of proteins called antibodies in response to being presented specific substan ...

Natural killer cell Natural killer cells, also known as NK cells or large granular lymphocytes (LGL), are a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte critical to the innate immune system that belong to the rapidly expanding family of known innate lymphoid cells (ILC) and repres ...

Hematopoietic stem cell Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the stem cells that give rise to other blood cells. This process is called haematopoiesis. In vertebrates, the very first definitive HSCs arise from the ventral endothelial wall of the embryonic aorta within t ...

s and committed progenitors for the blood and immune system (various types)

Germ cells (primordially not)

Oogonium An oogonium (plural oogonia) is a small diploid cell which, upon maturation, forms a primordial follicle in a female fetus or the female (haploid or diploid) gametangium of certain thallophytes. In the mammalian fetus Oogonia are formed in larg ...

/ Oocyte * Spermatid *

Sperm Sperm is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, female reproductive cell and a smaller, male one). Animals produce motile sperm with a tail known as a flagellum, whi ...

atocyte *

Spermatogonium cell A spermatogonium (plural: ''spermatogonia'') is an undifferentiated male germ cell. Spermatogonia undergo spermatogenesis to form mature spermatozoa in the seminiferous tubules of the testis. There are three subtypes of spermatogonia in humans: * ...

(stem cell for spermatocyte) *

atozoon

Nurse cell

* Granulosa cell (in ovaries) * Sertoli cell (in testis) *

Epithelial reticular cell Epithelial reticular cells, or epithelioreticular cells (ERC), some called thymic epithelial cell (TEC), are a structure in both the cortex and medulla of the thymus. However, histologically, they are more easily identified in the medulla. These ...

(in thymus)

Interstitial cells

Interstitial kidney cells The kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped organ (anatomy), organs found in vertebrates. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about in length. They receive blood from the paired renal ...

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Human Cell Atlas
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Distinct Cell Types In The Adult Human Body * Histology Lists of human anatomical features

Cells derived primarily from endoderm

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells

Barrier cells

Hormone-secreting cells

Cells derived primarily from ectoderm

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells

Hormone-secreting cells

Epithelial cells

Oral cells

Nervous system

Sensory transducer cells

Autonomic neuron cells

Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells

Central nervous system neurons and glial cells

Lens cells

Cells derived primarily from mesoderm

Metabolism and storage cells

Secretory cells

Barrier cells

Urinary system

Reproductive system

Circulatory system

Extracellular matrix cells

Contractile cells

Blood and immune system cells

Germ cells (primordially not)

Nurse cell

Interstitial cells

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