Question: How many cells does an adult human have?

List of distinct cell types in the adult human body







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There are many different types of cell in the human  body.
Cells that are derived primarily from endoderm
Exocrine secretory epithelial cells
Salivary gland mucous cell (polysaccharide-rich secretion)
Salivary gland number 1 (glycoprotein enzyme-rich secretion)
Von Ebner's gland cell in tongue (washes taste buds)
Mammary gland cell (milk secretion)
Lacrimal gland cell (tear secretion)
Ceruminous gland cell in ear (earwax secretion)
Eccrine sweat glandering dark cell (glycoprotein secretion)
Eccrine sweat gland clear cell (small molecule secretion)
Apocrine sweat gland cell (odoriferous secretion, sex-hormone sensitive)
Gland of Moll cell in eyelid (specialized sweat gland)
Sebaceous gland cell (lipid-rich sebum secretion)
Bowman's gland cell in nose (washes olfactory epithelium)
Brunner's gland cell in duodenum (enzymes and alkaline mucus)
Seminal vesicle cell (secretes seminal fluid components, including fructose for swimming sperm)
Prostate gland cell (secretes seminal fluid components)
Bulbourethral gland cell (mucus secretion)
Bartholin's gland cell (vaginal lubricant secretion)
Gland of Littre cell (mucus secretion)
Uterus endometrium cell (carbohydrate secretion)
Insolated goblet cell of respiratory and digestive tracts (mucus secretion)
Stomach lining mucous cell (mucus secretion)
Gastric gland zymogenic cell (pepsinogen secretion)
Gastric gland oxyntic cell (hydrochloric acid secretion)
Pancreatic acinar cell (bicarbonate and digestive enzyme secretion
Paneth cell of small intestine (lysozyme secretion)
Type II pneumocyte of lung (surfactant secretion)
Club cell of lung
Hormone-secreting cells
Anterior pituitary cells
Somatotropes
Lactotropes
Thyrotropes
Gonadotropes
Corticotropes
Intermediate pituitary cell, secreting melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Magnocellular neurosecretory cells
nonsecreting oxytocin
secreting vasopressin
Gut and respiratory tract cells
secreting serotonin
secreting endorphin
secreting somatostatin
secreting gastrin
secreting secretin
nonsecreting cholecystokinin
secreting insulin
secreting glucagon
nonsecreting bombesin
Thyroid gland cells
Thyroid epithelial cell
Parafollicular cell
Parathyroid gland cells
Parathyroid chief cell
Oxyphil cell
Adrenal gland cells
Chromaffin cells
secreting steroid hormones (mineralocorticoids and gluco corticoids)
Leydig cell of testes secreting testosterone
Theca interna cell of ovarian follicle secreting estrogen
Corpus luteum cell of ruptured ovarian follicle secreting progesterone
Granulosa lutein cells
Theca lutein cells
Juxtaglomerular cell (renin secretion)
Macula densa cell of kidney
Peripolar cell of kidney
Mesangial cell of kidney
Pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans)
Alpha cells (secreting glucagon)
Beta cells (secreting insulin and amylin)
Delta cells (secreting somatostatin)
PP cells (gamma cells) (secreting pancreatic polypeptide)
Epsilon cells (secreting ghrelin)
Derived primarily from ectoderm
Integumentary system
Keratinizing epithelial cells
Epidermal keratinocyte (differentiating epidermal cell)
Epidermal basal cell (stem cell)
Keratinocyte of fingernails and toenails
Nail bed basal cell (stem cell)
Medullary hair shaft cell
Cortical hair shaft cell
Cuticular hair shaft cell
Cuticular hair root sheath cell
Hair root sheath cell of Huxley's layer
Hair root sheath cell of Henle's layer
External hair root sheath cell
Hair matrix cell (stem cell)
Wet stratified barrier epithelial cells
Surface epithelial cell of stratified squamous epithelium of cornea, [tongue], oral cavity, esophagus, anal canal, distal urethra and vagina
basal cell (stem cell) of epithelia of cornea, tongue, oral cavity, esophagus, anal canal, distal urethra and vagina
Urinary epithelium cell (lining urinary bladder and urinary ducts)
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 cell of organ of Corti
Auditory outer hair cell of organ of Corti
Basal cell of olfactory epithelium (stem cell for olfactory neurons)
Cold-sensitive primary sensory neurons
Heat-sensitive primary sensory neurons
Merkel cell of epidermis (touch sensor)
Olfactory receptor neuron
Pain-sensitive primary sensory neurons (various types)
Photoreceptor cells of retina in eye:
Photoreceptor rod cells
Photoreceptor blue-sensitive cone cell of eye
Photoreceptor green-sensitive cone cell of eye
Photoreceptor red-sensitive cone cell of eye
Proprioceptive primary sensory neurons (various types)
Touch-sensitive primary sensory neurons (various types)
Chemoreceptor glomus cells of carotid body cell (blood pH sensor)
Outer hair cell of vestibular system of ear (acceleration and gravity)
Inner hair cell of vestibular system of ear (acceleration and gravity)
Taste receptor cell of taste bud
Autonomic neuron cells
Cholinergic neural cell (various types)
Adrenergic neural cell (various types)
Peptidergic neural cell (various types)
Sense organ and peripheral neuron supporting cells
Inner pillar cell of organ of Corti
Outer pillar cell of organ of Corti
Inner phalangeal cell of organ of Corti
Outer phalangeal cell of organ of Corti
Border cell of organ of Corti
Hensen cell of organ of Corti
Vestibular apparatus supporting cell
Taste bud supporting cell
Olfactory epithelium supporting cell
Schwann cell
Satellite glial cell (encapsulating peripheral nerve cell bodies)
Enteric glial cell
Central nervous system neurons and glial cells
Neuron cells (large variety of types, still poorly classified)
Interneurons
Basket cells
Cartwheel cells
Stellate cells
Golgi cells
Granule cells
Lugaro cells
Unipolar brush cells
Martinotti cells
Chandelier cells
Cajal–Retzius cells
Double-bouquet cells
Neurogliaform cells
Retina horizontal cell
Amacrine cells
Spinal interneuron
Renshaw cells
Principal cells
Spindle neurons
Fork neurons
Pyramidal cells
Place cells
Grid cells
Speed cells
Head direction cells
Betz cells
Stellate cells
Boundary cells
Bushy cell
Purkinje cells
Medium spiny neurons
Astrocyte (various types)
Oligodendrocyte
Ependymal cells
Tanycytes
Lens cells
Anterior lens epithelial cell
Crystallin-containing lens fiber cell
Derived primarily from mesoderm
Metabolism and storage cells
Adipocytes:
White fat cell
Brown fat cell
Liver lipocyte
Barrier function cells (lung, gut, exocrine glands and urogenital tract)
Kidney
Kidney parietal cell
Kidney glomerulus podocyte
Kidney proximal tubule brush border cell
Loop of Henle thin segment cell
Kidney distal tubule cell
Kidney collecting duct cell
Principal cells
Intercalated cells
Other
Type I pneumocyte (lining air space of lung cell)
Pancreatic duct cell (centroacinar cell)
Nonstriated duct cell (of sweat gland, salivary gland, mammary gland, etc.)
Principal cell
Intercalated cell
Duct cell (of seminal vesicle, prostate gland, etc.)
Intestinal brush border cell (with microvilli)
Exocrine gland striated duct cell
Gall bladder epithelial cell
Ductulus efferens nonciliated cell
Epididymal principal cell
Epididymal basal cell
Endothelial cells
Extracellular matrix cells
Ameloblast epithelial cell (tooth enamel secretion)
Planum semilunatum epithelial cell of vestibular system of ear (proteoglycan secretion)
Organ of Corti interdental epithelial cell (secreting tectorial membrane covering hair cells)
Loose connective tissue fibroblasts
Corneal fibroblasts (corneal keratocytes)
Tendon fibroblasts
Bone marrow reticular tissue fibroblasts
Other nonepithelial fibroblasts
Pericyte
Nucleus pulposus cell of intervertebral disc
Cementoblast/cementocyte (tooth root bonelike ewan cell secretion)
Odontoblast/odontocyte (tooth dentin secretion)
Hyaline cartilage chondrocyte
Fibrocartilage chondrocyte
Elastic cartilage chondrocyte
Osteoblast/osteocyte
Osteoprogenitor cell (stem cell of osteoblasts)
Hyalocyte of vitreous body of eye
Stellate cell of perilymphatic space of ear
Hepatic stellate cell (Ito cell)
Pancreatic stelle cell
Contractile cells
Skeletal muscle cell
Red skeletal muscle cell (slow)
White skeletal muscle cell (fast)
Intermediate skeletal muscle cell
Nuclear bag cell of muscle spindle
Nuclear chain cell of muscle spindle
Satellite cell (stem cell)
Heart muscle cells
Ordinary heart muscle cell
Nodal heart muscle cell
Purkinje fiber cell
Smooth muscle cell (various types)
Myoepithelial cell of iris
Myoepithelial cell of exocrine glands
Blood and immune system cells
Erythrocyte (red blood cell)
Megakaryocyte (platelet precursor)
Platelets if considered distinct cells, currently there's debate on the subject.
Monocyte (white blood cell)
Connective tissue macrophage (various types)
Epidermal Langerhans cell
Osteoclast (in bone)
Dendritic cell (in lymphoid tissues)
Microglial cell (in central nervous system)
Neutrophil granulocyte
Eosinophil granulocyte
Basophil granulocyte
Hybridoma cell
Mast cell
Helper T cell
Suppressor T cell
Cytotoxic T cell
Natural killer T cell
B cell
Natural killer cell
Reticulocyte
Hematopoietic stem cells and committed progenitors for the blood and immune system (various types)
Germ cells
Oogonium/Oocyte
Spermatid
Spermatocyte
Spermatogonium cell (stem cell for spermatocyte)
Spermatozoon
Nurse cell
Ovarian follicle cell
Sertoli cell (in testis)
Thymus epithelial cell
Interstitial cells
Interstitial kidney cells
See also
List of human cell types derived from the germ layers





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