Histology Text & Atlas (Paperback)

This book presents histology in an interesting and lucid manner making it easy to understand and retain concepts.

Salient Features
* Crisp, bulleted text for quick and easy understanding
* Well-labelled, hand-drawn coloured diagrams of histological slides to enable identification and reproduction in the practicals
* Important diagrams additionally supported by relevant slides
* Line diagrams and three-dimensional illustrations with detailed labelling to further support understanding and retention
* Coloured photomicrographs (PMGs) covering most organs
* Similar looking slides have been compared and their differentiating points enumerated
* Clinical correlates throughout the book to build on the importance of histology in the identification, diagnosis and pathogenesis of diseases
* Key points at the end of each chapter to assist a quick revision of the topics

Table Of Contents
Tissue Preparation for Histological Study
* Steps of Tissue Preparation
* Stains
* Special Histological Techniques
* Light Microscope

Getting Oriented to the Sectional Planes
* Interpreting Histological Slides

The Cell
* Types of Cells
* Plasma Membrane
* Cytoplasm
* Nucleus
* Cell Cycle

Epithelia and Glands
* Structural Organisation of the Human Body
* Epithelial Tissue
* Glands

Connective Tissue
* Extracellular Matrix
* Cells of the Connective Tissue
* Types of Connective Tissue
* Basement Membrane

Cartilage
* Perichondrium
* Components of Cartilage
* Types of Cartilage
* Hyaline Cartilage
* Elastic Cartilage
* Fibrocartilage

Bone
* Components of the Bone
* Coverings of the Bone
* Classification of Bone
* Long Bone
* Woven (Immature) Bone
* Lamellar (Mature) Bone
* Ossification
* Bone Growth
* Blood Supply of a Long Bone

Nervous Tissue
* Neurons
* Glial Cells
* Types of Nerve Fibres
* Membrane Potential and Impulse Conduction
* Synapse
* Classification of Nervous Tissue
* Peripheral Nerves
* Ganglia
* Response of Nerve Tissue to Injury

Muscle Tissue
* Skeletal Muscle
* Cardiac Muscle
* Smooth Muscle
* Other Contractile Cells

Circulatory System
* Components of the Circulatory System
* Blood Vessels
* Arteries
* Capillaries
* Veins
* Arteriovenous Anastomosis
* Lymphatic Vascular System

Lymphoid (Immune) System
* Immunity
* Lymphoid System
* Thymus
* Lymph Node
* Spleen
* Palatine Tonsil

Oral Cavity
* Oral Mucosa
* Lips
* Tooth
* Tongue

Gastrointestinal Tract
* General Microscopic Features of GIT
* Oesophagus
* Stomach
* Small Intestine
* Large Intestine

Accessory Glands of the Gastrointestinal Tract
* Salivary Glands
* Liver
* Pancreas
* Gallbladder

Respiratory System
* Respiratory Tract
* Pleura

Urinary System
* Kidneys
* Ureter
* Urinary Bladder
* Urethra

Male Reproductive System
* Testis
* Epididymis
* Vas Deferens
* Prostate
* Seminal Vesicle
* Bulbourethral Glands
* Penis

Female Reproductive System
* Ovaries
* Fallopian Tube
* Uterus
* Cervix
* Vagina
* Mammary Gland

Placenta and Umbilical Cord
* Placenta
* Umbilical Cord

The Endocrine Glands
* Pituitary Gland
* Thyroid Gland
* Parathyroid Glands
* Adrenal Glands

Central Nervous System
* Spinal Cord
* Cerebellum
* Cerebrum
* Meninges

Skin
* Epidermis
* Dermis
* Skin Appendages

Sense Organs
* Eye
* Structures Associated with Eyes
* Ear
* Cutaneous Receptors