Histology at a Glance
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Histology at a Glance

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eBook - ePub

Histology at a Glance

About this book

This brand new title provides a highly illustrated and unambiguous introduction to the science, structure and function of cells, their related pathology, and in particular, helps readers master the basic principles of recognizing features of histological sections.

Histology at a Glance:

  • Presents the perfect combination of text and image; key concepts are explained and superbly illustrated
  • Provides coverage of all the main body systems and the components of the tissues of these systems
  • Features practical information on microscopy, including sample preparation and magnification
  • Includes hints and tips to help recognize features in a histological specimen, and overcome common difficulties
  • Contains self-assessment questions to help test learning and recognition
  • Links to the author's histological website, which features many more tips and samples, at www.wiley.com/go/histologyataglance

Histology at a Glance is the perfect guide for medical, dentistry and biomedical science students, junior doctors, and is ideal for independent learning programmes in histology.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781444333329
eBook ISBN
9781118293607
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. 1 Preparation of tissues for histology
  5. 2 Different types of histological stain
  6. 3 Sectioning and appearance of sections in the light microscope
  7. 4 Light and electron microscopes
  8. 5 The cell and its components
  9. 6 Cell division
  10. 7 Epithelium
  11. 8 Skeletal muscle
  12. 9 Cardiac and smooth muscle
  13. 10 Nerves and supporting cells in the central nervous system
  14. 11 Nerves and supporting cells in the peripheral nervous system
  15. 12 Connective tissue
  16. 13 Blood
  17. 14 Hemopoiesis
  18. 15 Cartilage
  19. 16 Bone
  20. 17 Heart
  21. 18 Arteries and arterioles
  22. 19 Capillaries, veins, and venules
  23. 20 Epidermis
  24. 21 Dermis, hypodermis, and sweat glands
  25. 22 Hair, sebaceous glands, and nails
  26. 23 Oral tissues (the mouth)
  27. 24 General features and the esophagus
  28. 25 Stomach
  29. 26 Small intestine
  30. 27 Large intestine and appendix
  31. 28 Digestive glands
  32. 29 Liver
  33. 30 Trachea
  34. 31 Bronchi, bronchioles, and the respiratory portion of the lungs
  35. 32 Renal corpuscle
  36. 33 Renal tubule
  37. 34 Ureter, urethra, and bladder
  38. 35 Ovary and oogenesis
  39. 36 Female genital tract and mammary glands
  40. 37 Testis
  41. 38 Male genital tract
  42. 39 Accessory sex glands
  43. 40 Thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands
  44. 41 Pituitary and pineal glands, and the endocrine pancreas
  45. 42 Thymus and lymph nodes
  46. 43 Spleen, tonsils, and Peyer's patches
  47. 44 Eye and ear
  48. Self-test questions
  49. Self-test answers
  50. Index
  51. Advertisement
  52. End User License Agreement

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