List of distinct cell types in the adult human body

A Family tree including all the known human cells, However not all cells are linked to their precursor or progenitor yet

The main cellular components of the human body by count.^[1]
	Cell type	% cell count
	Erythrocytes (red blood cells)	84.0
	Platelets	4.9
	Bone marrow cells	2.5
	Vascular endothelial cells	2.1
	Lymphocytes	1.5
	Hepatocytes	0.8
	Neurons and glia	0.6
	Bronchial endothelial cells	0.5
	Epidermal cells	0.5
	Respiratory interstitial cells	0.5
	Adipocytes (fat cells)	0.2
	Dermal fibroblasts	0.1
	Muscle cells	0.001
	Other cells	2.0

There are many different types of cells in the human body.

Cells derived primarily from endoderm[edit]

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells[edit]

name	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Brunner's gland cell	in duodenum	(enzymes and alkaline mucus)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	1
Insulated goblet cell	of respiratory and digestive tracts	(mucus secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	2
Foveolar cell	Stomach	(mucus secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	3
Chief cell	Stomach	(pepsinogen secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	4
Parietal cell	Stomach	(hydrochloric acid secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	5
Pancreatic acinar cell	Pancreas?	(bicarbonate and digestive enzyme secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	6
Paneth cell	small intestine	(lysozyme secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	7
Brunner's gland cell	in duodenum	(enzymes and alkaline mucus)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	8
Type II pneumocyte	of lung	(surfactant secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	9
Club cell	of lung		Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	Endoderm	10

Barrier cells[edit]

name	Area of the body where you find it	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Type I pneumocyte	lung	Barrier cell	Endoderm	11
Gall bladder epithelial cell	Gall bladder	Barrier cell	Endoderm	12
Centroacinar cell	Pancreas	Barrier cell	Endoderm	13
Intercalated duct cell	Pancreas	Barrier cell	Endoderm	14
Intestinal brush border cell (with microvilli)		Barrier cell	Endoderm	15

Hormone-secreting cells[edit]

name	Function in the body	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
K cell	(secretes gastric inhibitory peptide)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	16
L cell	(secretes glucagon-like peptide-1, peptide YY_3-36, oxyntomodulin, and glucagon-like peptide-2)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	17
I cell	(secretes cholecystokinin (CCK))	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	18
G cell	(secretes gastrin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	19
Enterochromaffin cell	(secretes serotonin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	20
Enterochromaffin-like cell	(secretes histamine)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	21
N cell	(secretes neurotensin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	22
S cell	(secretes secretin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	23
D cell	(secretes somatostatin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	24
Mo cell (or M cell)	(secretes motilin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm	25
other hormones secreted: vasoactive intestinal peptide, substance P, alpha and gamma-endorphin, bombesin		Hormone-secreting cells	Enteroendocrine cell	Endoderm
Thyroid epithelial cell		Hormone-secreting cells	Thyroid gland cells	Endoderm	26
Parafollicular cell		Hormone-secreting cells	Thyroid gland cells	Endoderm	27
Parathyroid chief cell		Hormone-secreting cells	Parathyroid gland cells	Endoderm	28
Oxyphil cell		Hormone-secreting cells	Parathyroid gland cells	Endoderm	29
Alpha cell	(secretes glucagon)	Hormone-secreting cells	Pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans)	Endoderm	30
Beta cell	(secretes insulin and amylin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans)	Endoderm	31
Delta cell	(secretes somatostatin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans)	Endoderm	32
Epsilon cell	(secretes ghrelin)	Hormone-secreting cells	Pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans)	Endoderm	33
PP cell (gamma cell)	(secretes pancreatic polypeptide)	Hormone-secreting cells	Pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans)	Endoderm	34

Cells derived primarily from ectoderm[edit]

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells[edit]

name	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Salivary gland mucous cell			Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	35
Salivary gland serous cell			Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	36
Von Ebner's gland cell	in tongue	(washes taste buds)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	37
Mammary gland cell		(milk secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	38
Lacrimal gland cell		(tear secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	39
Ceruminous gland cell	in ear	(earwax secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	40
Eccrine sweat gland dark cell		(glycoprotein secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	41
Eccrine sweat gland clear cell		(small molecule secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	42
Apocrine sweat gland cell		(odoriferous secretion, sex-hormone sensitive)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	43
Gland of Moll cell in eyelid		(specialized sweat gland)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	44
Sebaceous gland cell		(lipid-rich sebum secretion)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	45
Bowman's gland cell	in nose	(washes olfactory epithelium)	Exocrine secretory epithelial cells	ectoderm	46

Hormone-secreting cells[edit]

name	Function in the body	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Corticotropes		Hormone-secreting cells	Anterior/Intermediate pituitary cells	Ectoderm	47
Gonadotropes		Hormone-secreting cells	Anterior/Intermediate pituitary cells	Ectoderm	48
Lactotropes		Hormone-secreting cells	Anterior/Intermediate pituitary cells	Ectoderm	49
Melanotropes		Hormone-secreting cells	Anterior/Intermediate pituitary cells	Ectoderm	50
Somatotropes		Hormone-secreting cells	Anterior/Intermediate pituitary cells	Ectoderm	51
Thyrotropes		Hormone-secreting cells	Anterior/Intermediate pituitary cells	Ectoderm	52
Magnocellular neurosecretory cells,	secrete oxytocin and vasopressin	Hormone-secreting cells		Ectoderm	53
Parvocellular neurosecretory cells	secrete thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), vasopressin, oxytocin, neurotensin, and prolactin	Hormone-secreting cells		Ectoderm	54
Chromaffin cells (adrenal gland)		Hormone-secreting cells		Ectoderm	55

Epithelial cells[edit]

name	Progenitor(precusor cell)	Predecessor Cells	Area of the body where you find it	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Keratinocyte		(differentiating epidermal cell)		Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	56
Epidermal basal cell (stem cell)				Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	57
Melanocyte				Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	58
Trichocyte		(gives rise to hair and nail cells)		Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	59
Medullary hair shaft cell	Trichocyte			Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	60
Cortical hair shaft cell	Trichocyte			Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	61
Cuticular hair shaft cell	Trichocyte			Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	62
Huxley's layer hair root sheath cell	Trichocyte			Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	63
Henle's layer hair root sheath cell	Trichocyte			Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	64
Outer root sheath hair cell	Trichocyte			Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	65
Surface epithelial cell			cornea, tongue, mouth, nasal cavity, distal anal canal, distal urethra, and distal vagina	Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	66
basal cell (stem cell)			cornea, tongue, mouth, nasal cavity, distal anal canal, distal urethra, and distal vagina	Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	67
Intercalated duct cell			(salivary glands)	Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	68
Striated duct cell			(salivary glands)	Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	69
Lactiferous duct cell			(mammary glands)	Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	70
Ameloblast			(deposit tooth enamel)	Epithelial cells	Ectoderm	71

Oral cells[edit]

name	Progenitor(precusor cell)	Predecessor Cells	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Odontoblast				(tooth dentin formation)	Oral cells	Ectoderm	72
Cementoblast				(tooth cementum formation)	Oral cells	Ectoderm	73

Nervous system[edit]

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[edit]

name	Predecessor Cells	Function in the body	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Auditory inner hair cells of organ of Corti			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	74
Auditory outer hair cells of organ of Corti			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	75
Basal cells of olfactory epithelium	(stem cell for olfactory neurons)		Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	76
Cold-sensitive primary sensory neurons			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	77
Heat-sensitive primary sensory neurons			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	78
Merkel cells of epidermis			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	79
Olfactory receptor neurons			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	80
Pain-sensitive primary sensory neurons			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	81
Photoreceptor rod cells			Sensory transducer cells	Photoreceptor cells of retina in eye	Ectoderm	82
Photoreceptor blue-sensitive cone cells of eye			Sensory transducer cells	Photoreceptor cells of retina in eye	Ectoderm	83
Photoreceptor green-sensitive cone cells of eye			Sensory transducer cells	Photoreceptor cells of retina in eye	Ectoderm	84
Photoreceptor red-sensitive cone cells of eye			Sensory transducer cells	Photoreceptor cells of retina in eye	Ectoderm	85
Proprioceptive primary sensory neurons			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	86
Touch-sensitive primary sensory neurons			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	87
Chemoreceptor glomus cells of carotid body cell		(blood pH sensor)	Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	89
Outer hair cells of vestibular system of ear		(acceleration and gravity)	Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	90
Inner hair cells of vestibular system of ear		(acceleration and gravity)	Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	91
Taste receptor cells of taste bud			Sensory transducer cells		Ectoderm	92

Autonomic neuron cells[edit]

name	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Cholinergic neurons (various types)	Autonomic neuron cells	Ectoderm	93
Adrenergic neural cells (various types)	Autonomic neuron cells	Ectoderm	94
Peptidergic neural cells (various types)	Autonomic neuron cells	Ectoderm	95

Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells[edit]

name	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Inner pillar cells of organ of Corti	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	96
Outer pillar cells of the organ of Corti	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	97
Inner phalangeal cells of organ of Corti	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	98
Outer phalangeal cells of organ of Corti	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	99
Border cells of organ of Corti	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	100
Hensen's cells of organ of Corti	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	101
Vestibular apparatus supporting cells	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	102
Taste bud supporting cells	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	103
Olfactory epithelium supporting cells	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	104
Olfactory ensheathing cells	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	105
Schwann cells	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	106
Satellite glial cells	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	107
Enteric glial cells	Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells	Ectoderm	108

Central nervous system neurons and glial cells[edit]

(large variety of types, still poorly classified)

name	Area of the body where you find it	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Basket cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	109
Cartwheel cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	110
Stellate cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	111
Golgi cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	112
Granule cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	113
Lugaro cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	114
Unipolar brush cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	115
Martinotti cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	116
Chandelier cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	117
Cajal–Retzius cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	118
Double-bouquet cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	119
Neurogliaform cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	120
Retina horizontal cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons	Endoderm	121
					122
Starburst amacrine cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons - > Amacrine cells	Endoderm	123
					124
Renshaw cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Interneurons - >Spinal interneurons	Endoderm	125
Spindle neurons	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells	Endoderm	126
Fork neurons	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells	Endoderm	127
Place cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells-> Pyramidal cells	Endoderm	128
Grid cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells-> Pyramidal cells	Endoderm	129
Speed cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells-> Pyramidal cells	Endoderm	130
Head direction cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells-> Pyramidal cells	Endoderm	131
Betz cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells-> Pyramidal cells	Endoderm	132
Boundary cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells->Stellate cells	Endoderm	133
Bushy cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells	Endoderm	134
Purkinje cells	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells	Endoderm	135
Medium spiny neurons	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Neuron	Principal cells	Endoderm	136
Astrocytes	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells			Endoderm	137
Oligodendrocytes	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells			Endoderm	138
Tanycytes	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells	Ependymal cells		Endoderm	139
Pituicytes	Central nervous system neurons and glial cells			Endoderm	140

Lens cells[edit]

name	Progenitor(precusor cell)	Predecessor Cells	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Anterior lens epithelial cell					Lens cells	Ectoderm	141
Crystallin-containing lens fiber cell					Lens cells	Ectoderm	142

Cells derived primarily from mesoderm[edit]

Metabolism and storage cells[edit]

name	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
White fat cell	Metabolism and storage cells	Adipocytes	Mesoderm	143
Brown fat cell	Metabolism and storage cells	Adipocytes	Mesoderm	144
Liver lipocyte	Metabolism and storage cells	Adipocytes	Mesoderm	145

Secretory cells[edit]

name	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Cells of the Zona glomerulosa		produce mineralocorticoids	Secretory cells	Cells of the Adrenal cortex	Mesoderm	146
Cells of the Zona fasciculata		produce glucocorticoids	Secretory cells	Cells of the Adrenal cortex	Mesoderm	147
Cells of the Zona reticularis		produce androgens	Secretory cells	Cells of the Adrenal cortex	Mesoderm	148
Theca Interna cell	ovarian follicle	secreting estrogen	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	149
Corpus luteum cell	ruptured ovarian follicle	secreting progesterone	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	150
Granulosa lutein cells	ruptured ovarian follicle		Secretory cells	Corpus luteum cell	Mesoderm	151
Theca lutein cells	ruptured ovarian follicle		Secretory cells	Corpus luteum cell	Mesoderm	152
Leydig cell	testes	secreting testosterone	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	153
Seminal vesicle cell		(secretes seminal fluid components, including fructose for swimming sperm)	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	154
Prostate gland cell		(secretes seminal fluid components)	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	155
Bulbourethral gland cell		(mucus secretion)	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	156
Bartholin's gland cell		(vaginal lubricant secretion)	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	157
Gland of Littre cell		(mucus secretion)	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	158
Uterus endometrium cell		(carbohydrate secretion)	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	159
Juxtaglomerular cell		(renin secretion)	Secretory cells		Mesoderm	160
Macula densa cell	kidney		Secretory cells		Mesoderm	161
Peripolar cell	kidney		Secretory cells		Mesoderm	162
Mesangial cell	kidney		Secretory cells		Mesoderm	163

Barrier cells[edit]

Urinary system[edit]

name	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Parietal epithelial cell		Urinary system	Barrier cells		Mesoderm	164
Podocyte		Urinary system	Barrier cells		Mesoderm	165
Proximal tubule brush border cell		Urinary system	Barrier cells		Mesoderm	166
Loop of Henle thin segment cell		Urinary system	Barrier cells		Mesoderm	167
Kidney distal tubule cell		Urinary system	Barrier cells		Mesoderm	168
Principal cell		Urinary system	Barrier cells	Kidney collecting duct cell	Mesoderm	169
Intercalated cell		Urinary system	Barrier cells	Kidney collecting duct cell	Mesoderm	170
Transitional epithelium	(lining urinary bladder)	Urinary system	Barrier cells		Mesoderm	171

Reproductive system[edit]

name	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Duct cell	(of seminal vesicle, prostate gland, etc.)	Reproductive system	Barrier cells	Mesoderm	172
Efferent ducts cell		Reproductive system	Barrier cells	Mesoderm	173
Epididymal principal cell		Reproductive system	Barrier cells	Mesoderm	174
Epididymal basal cell		Reproductive system	Barrier cells	Mesoderm	175

Circulatory system[edit]

name	Progenitor(precusor cell)	Predecessor Cells	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Endothelial cells			Circulatory system		Barrier cells		Mesoderm	176

Extracellular matrix cells[edit]

name	Predecessor Cells	Area of the body where you find it	Function in the body	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Planum semilunar epithelial cell of vestibular system of ear			(proteoglycan secretion)	Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	177
Organ of Corti interdental epithelial cell			(secreting tectorial membrane covering hair cells)	Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	178
Loose connective tissue fibroblasts				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	179
Corneal fibroblasts			(corneal keratocytes)	Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	180
Tendon fibroblasts				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	181
Bone marrow reticular tissue fibroblasts				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	182
Other nonepithelial fibroblasts				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	183
Hepatic stellate cell (Ito cell)		Liver?		Extracellular matrix cells	Pericyte	Mesoderm	184
Nucleus pulposus cell		intervertebral disc		Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	185
Hyaline cartilage chondrocyte				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	186
Fibrocartilage chondrocyte				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	187
Elastic cartilage chondrocyte				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	188
Osteoblast/osteocyte				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	189
Osteoprogenitor cell	(stem cell of osteoblasts)			Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	190
Hyalocyte		vitreous body of eye		Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	191
Stellate cell		perilymphatic space of the ear		Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	192
Pancreatic stellate cell				Extracellular matrix cells		Mesoderm	193

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

Contractile cells[edit]

name	Area of the body where you find it	Cell type	Cell subtype	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr.
Red skeletal muscle cell (slow twitch)		Contractile cells	Skeletal muscle cells	Mesoderm	194
White skeletal muscle cell (fast twitch)		Contractile cells	Skeletal muscle cells	Mesoderm	195
Intermediate skeletal muscle cell		Contractile cells	Skeletal muscle cells	Mesoderm	196
Nuclear bag cell	muscle spindle	Contractile cells	Skeletal muscle cells	Mesoderm	197
Nuclear chain cell	muscle spindle	Contractile cells	Skeletal muscle cells	Mesoderm	198
Myosatellite cell (stem cell)		Contractile cells	Skeletal muscle cells	Mesoderm	199
Cardiac muscle cell		Contractile cells	Cardiac muscle cells	Mesoderm	200
SA node cell		Contractile cells	Cardiac muscle cells	Mesoderm	201
Purkinje fiber cell		Contractile cells	Cardiac muscle cells	Mesoderm	202
Smooth muscle cell (various types)	iris	Contractile cells		Mesoderm	203
Myoepithelial cell	exocrine glands	Contractile cells		Mesoderm	204

Blood and immune system cells[edit]

name	Progenitor(precusor cell)	Predecessor cells	Area of the body where you find it	Cell type	orginally derrived from	wiki nr.
Erythrocyte (red blood cell)	erythroblasts			Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	205
Megakaryocyte		(platelet precursor)		Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	206
Platelets if considered distinct cells, currently there's debate on the subject.				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	207
Monocyte (white blood cell)				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	208
Connective tissue macrophage (various types)				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	209
Epidermal Langerhans cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	210
Osteoclast			in bone	Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	211
Dendritic cell			(in lymphoid tissues)	Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	212
Microglial cell			(in central nervous system)	Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	213
Neutrophil granulocyte		precursors (myeloblast, promyelocyte, myelocyte, metamyelocyte)		Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	214
Eosinophil granulocyte and precursors???				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	215
Basophil granulocyte and precursors???				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	216
Mast cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	217
Helper T cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	218
Regulatory T cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	219
Cytotoxic T cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	220
Natural killer T cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	221
B cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	222
Plasma cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	223
Natural killer cell				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	224
Hematopoietic stem cells and committed progenitors for the blood and immune system (various types)				Blood and immune system cells	Mesoderm	225

Germ cells (primordially not)[edit]

name	Predecessor Cells	Cell type	orginally derrived from	wiki nr
Oogonium/Oocyte		Germ Cells	Mesoderm	226
Spermatid		Germ Cells	Mesoderm	227
Spermatocyte		Germ Cells	Mesoderm	228
Spermatogonium cell	Stem cell for spermatocyte	Germ Cells	Mesoderm	229
Spermatozoon		Germ Cells	Mesoderm	230

Nurse cell[edit]

name	Area of the body where you find it	Cell type	orginally derrived from	Wiki nr
Granulosa cell	in the ovaries	Nurse Cells	Mesoderm	231
Sertoli cell	in The testis	Nurse Cells	Mesoderm	232
Epithelial reticular cell	In the Thymus	Nurse Cells	Mesoderm	233

Interstitial cells[edit]

name	Progenitor(precusor cell)	Predecessor Cells	Area of the body where you find it	Cell type	orginally derrived from	wiki nr.
Interstitial kidney cells			Kidney	Interstitial cells	Mesoderm	234

References[edit]

^ Sender, Ron; Fuchs, Shai; Milo, Ron (2016). "Revised estimates for the number of human and bacteria cells in the body". PLOS Biology. 14 (8): e1002533. bioRxiv 10.1101/036103. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002533. PMC 4991899. PMID 27541692.

External links[edit]

Human Cell Atlas

[1] Sender, Ron; Fuchs, Shai; Milo, Ron (2016). "Revised estimates for the number of human and bacteria cells in the body". PLOS Biology. 14 (8): e1002533. bioRxiv 10.1101/036103. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002533. PMC 4991899. PMID 27541692.

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Cells derived primarily from endoderm[edit]

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells[edit]

Barrier cells[edit]

Hormone-secreting cells[edit]

Cells derived primarily from ectoderm[edit]

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells[edit]

Hormone-secreting cells[edit]

Epithelial cells[edit]

Oral cells[edit]

Nervous system[edit]

Sensory transducer cells[edit]

Autonomic neuron cells[edit]

Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells[edit]

Central nervous system neurons and glial cells[edit]

Lens cells[edit]

Cells derived primarily from mesoderm[edit]

Metabolism and storage cells[edit]

Secretory cells[edit]

Barrier cells[edit]

Urinary system[edit]

Reproductive system[edit]

Circulatory system[edit]

Extracellular matrix cells[edit]

Contractile cells[edit]

Blood and immune system cells[edit]

Germ cells (primordially not)[edit]

Nurse cell[edit]

Interstitial cells[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]