What Our Organs Look Like Under a Microscope

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Who invented the microscope is a matter of debate, but what is not a matter of debate is the fact that it opened us to a world hitherto unknown and yet so vibrant that it can render most people awestruck.

Bright Side collected 8 images of various organs, processes, and enzymes pertaining to the human body that were captured using a microscope.

Bone

© David Gregory & Debbie Marshall / wellcome collection, © CC BY 4.0

Small intestine

© S. Schuller / wellcome collection, © CC BY 4.0

Heart (coronary artery)

© Sergio Bertazzo, Department of Materials, Imperial College London / wellcome collection, © CC BY 4.0

Skin

© David Gregory & Debbie Marshall / wellcome collection, © CC BY 4.0

Healthy lungs

© David Gregory & Debbie Marshall / wellcome collection, © CC BY 4.0

Other human body related things under a microscope

Blood

Tooth

© David Gregory & Debbie Marshall / wellcome collection, © CC BY 4.0

Nail

© Dr Thanuja Perera / University of Aberdeen / wellcome collection, © CC BY 4.0

We didn’t recognize any of them when we first saw them. Did you? Let us know in the comments below.

Please note: This article was updated in July 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.

Preview photo credit David Gregory & Debbie Marshall / wellcome collection, CC BY 4.0, David Gregory & Debbie Marshall / wellcome collection, CC BY 4.0

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Very interesting

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The neurons that are affecting my brain due to ms yuk, bloody things.

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