List of distinct cell types in the adult human body

There are about 210 distinct human cell types.

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)

Exocrine secretory epithelial cells

 * Salivary gland mucous cell (polysaccharide-rich secretion)
 * Salivary gland serous cell (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 (wax secretion)
 * Eccrine sweat gland 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)
 * Isolated 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)
 * Clara cell of lung

Hormone secreting cells

 * Anterior pituitary cells
 * Somatotropes
 * Lactotropes
 * Thyrotropes
 * Gonadotropes
 * Corticotropes
 * Intermediate pituitary cell, secreting melanocyte-stimulating hormone
 * Magnocellular neurosecretory cells
 * secreting oxytocin
 * secreting vasopressin
 * Gut and respiratory tract cells secreting serotonin
 * secreting endorphin
 * secreting somatostatin
 * secreting gastrin
 * secreting secretin
 * secreting cholecystokinin
 * secreting insulin
 * secreting glucagon
 * secreting 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 (mineralcorticoids 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
 * Juxtaglomerular cell (renin secretion)
 * Macula densa cell of kidney
 * Peripolar cell of kidney
 * Mesangial cell of kidney

(Gut, Exocrine Glands and Urogenital Tract)

 * Intestinal brush border cell (with microvilli)
 * Exocrine gland striated duct cell
 * Gall bladder epithelial cell
 * Kidney proximal tubule brush border cell
 * Kidney distal tubule cell
 * Ductulus efferens nonciliated cell
 * Epididymal principal cell
 * Epididymal basal cell

Metabolism and storage cells

 * Hepatocyte (liver cell)
 * White fat cell
 * Brown fat cell
 * Liver lipocyte

Barrier function cells (Lung, Gut, Exocrine Glands and Urogenital Tract)

 * Type I pneumocyte (lining air space of lung)
 * Pancreatic duct cell (centroacinar cell)
 * Nonstriated duct cell (of sweat gland, salivary gland, mammary gland, etc.)
 * Kidney glomerulus parietal cell
 * Kidney glomerulus podocyte
 * Loop of Henle thin segment cell (in kidney)
 * Kidney collecting duct cell
 * Duct cell (of seminal vesicle, prostate gland, etc.)

Epithelial cells lining closed internal body cavities

 * Blood vessel and lymphatic vascular endothelial fenestrated cell
 * Blood vessel and lymphatic vascular endothelial continuous cell
 * Blood vessel and lymphatic vascular endothelial splenic cell
 * Synovial cell (lining joint cavities, hyaluronic acid secretion)
 * Serosal cell (lining peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities)
 * Squamous cell (lining perilymphatic space of ear)
 * Squamous cell (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Columnar cell of endolymphatic sac with microvilli (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Columnar cell of endolymphatic sac without microvilli (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Dark cell (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Vestibular membrane cell (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Stria vascularis basal cell (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Stria vascularis marginal cell (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Cell of Claudius (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Cell of Boettcher (lining endolymphatic space of ear)
 * Choroid plexus cell (cerebrospinal fluid secretion)
 * Pia-arachnoid squamous cell
 * Pigmented ciliary epithelium cell of eye
 * Nonpigmented ciliary epithelium cell of eye
 * Corneal endothelial cell

Ciliated cells with propulsive function

 * Respiratory tract ciliated cell
 * Oviduct ciliated cell (in female)
 * Uterine endometrial ciliated cell (in female)
 * Rete testis cilated cell (in male)
 * Ductulus efferens ciliated cell (in male)
 * Ciliated ependymal cell of central nervous system (lining brain cavities)

Extracellular matrix secretion cells

 * Ameloblast epithelial cell (tooth enamel secretion)
 * Planum semilunatum epithelial cell of vestibular apparatus of ear (proteoglycan secretion)
 * Organ of Corti interdental epithelial cell (secreting tectorial membrane covering hair cells)
 * Loose connective tissue fibroblasts
 * Corneal fibroblasts
 * Tendon fibroblasts
 * Bone marrow reticular tissue fibroblasts
 * Other nonepithelial fibroblasts
 * Pericyte
 * Nucleus pulposus cell of intervertebral disc
 * Cementoblast/cementocyte (tooth root bonelike cementum 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

Contractile cells

 * 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)
 * 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
 * Red Blood Cell

Blood and immune system cells

 * Erythrocyte (red blood cell)
 * Megakaryocyte (platelet precursor)
 * Monocyte
 * 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
 * Mast cell
 * Helper T cell
 * Suppressor T cell
 * Cytotoxic T cell
 * NKT Cell
 * B cells
 * Natural killer cell
 * Reticulocyte
 * Stem cells and committed progenitors for the blood and immune system (various types)

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)
 * Type I carotid body cell (blood pH sensor)
 * Type II carotid body cell (blood pH sensor)
 * Type I hair cell of vestibular apparatus of ear (acceleration and gravity)
 * Type II hair cell of vestibular apparatus of ear (acceleration and gravity)
 * Type I taste bud cell

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
 * Type I taste bud supporting cell
 * Olfactory epithelium supporting cell
 * Schwann cell
 * Satellite cell (encapsulating peripheral nerve cell bodies)
 * Enteric glial cell

Central nervous system neurons and glial cells

 * Astrocyte (various types)
 * Neuron cells (large variety of types, still poorly classified)
 * Oligodendrocyte
 * Spindle neuron

Lens cells

 * Anterior lens epithelial cell
 * Crystallin-containing lens fiber cell
 * karan cells

Pigment cells

 * Melanocyte
 * Retinal pigmented epithelial cell

Germ cells

 * Oogonium/Oocyte
 * Spermatid
 * Spermatocyte
 * Spermatogonium cell (stem cell for spermatocyte)
 * Spermatozoon

Nurse cells

 * Ovarian follicle cell
 * Sertoli cell (in testis)
 * Thymus epithelial cell