Full Description
"A well produced book that our trainees and students like." By PathLab.org, March 2015Learn from an easy-to-read writing style and well-designed, full-color layout to present of all histology's need-to-know content.Conveniently access important information through a design that sets off the key laboratory, clinical, and high-level scientific material in boxes.Take advantage of an increased amount of clinical content and photos.Master the basics of the field with an enhanced focus on cell biology. Quickly review important information with reviews available at the end of each chapter and online, Key Facts boxes throughout the chapters, MCQs in the text, plus 180 additional review questions online.Easily visualize complex procedures and concepts with nearly 900 illustrations, photos, and graphics. Student Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references, and videos from the book on a variety of devices.
Contents
1. HistologyIntroductionCells are Basic Functional UnitsHistology in Other Disciplines Techniques Used in Histology and Cell Biology 2. The CellIntroductionCell MembranesTransport In and Out of Cells CytosolThe Nucleus MitochondriaEndoplasmic Reticulum (ER) and Golgi VesiclesCytoskeletonCell Inclusions and Storage ProductsCell DivisionCell Death 3. Epithelial CellsIntroductionEpithelial Cell JunctionsEpithelial Cell Surface SpecializationsSecretory AdaptationsBarrier Function of Epithelium 4. Support Cells and the Extracellular MatrixIntroductionExtracellular MatrixBasement Membrane and External LaminaCell Adhesion to Extracellular MatrixSupport Cell Family5. Contractile CellsIntroductionSkeletal MuscleCardiac MuscleSmooth MuscleMyofibroblastsPericytesMyoepithelial Cells6. Nervous TissueIntroductionNerve Cells (Neurons)MyelinCentral Nervous SystemPeripheral Nervous System7. Blood CellsIntroductionBone Marrow Derived Stem CellsRed Blood CellsWhite Blood CellsPlateletsHaemopoiesisBone Marrow 8. Immune SystemIntroductionLymphocytesMacrophages and Dendritic CellsBone MarrowThymusLymph NodesSpleenMucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue9. Blood and Lymphatic Circulatory Systems and HeartIntroductionBlood Circulatory SystemLymphatic Circulatory SystemStem Cells and the VascualatureThe HeartStem Cells and the Heart10. Respiratory SystemIntroductionUpper Respiratory TractDistal Respiratory TractPulmonary VasculaturePleura11. Alimentary TractIntroductionOral Cavity and its ContentsTeeth Dentinogenesis and OdontoblastsAmeloblasts and Enamel FormationCementum and Periodontal LigamentTooth DevelopmentThe GumsSalivary GlandsTransport PassagesOesophagusAnal Canal Digestive TractStomachSmall IntestineExocrine PancreasLarge IntestineAppendix 12. LiverIntroductionLiver VasculatureHepatocytesFunctional Organization of HepatocytesIntrahepatic Biliary TreeGallbladder13. Musculoskeletal SystemIntroductionSkeletal MuscleMuscle AttachmentsBoneBone CellsMineralization of OsteoidBone ModelingJoints 14. Endocrine SystemIntroductionEndocrine Cell and Tissue SpecializationPituitaryAnterior PituitaryPosterior PituitaryHypothalamusPineal GlandThyroid GlandParathyroid AdrenalsAdrenal CortexAdrenal Medulla PancreasOvary and TestisDiffuse Neuroendocrine SystemParaganglia15. Urinary SystemIntroductionOutline of the Urinary SystemKidney StructureKidney FunctionKidney VasculatureRenal MicrocirculationNephronGlomerulusGlomerular Filtration BarrierMesangiumTubular and Collecting SystemAbnormalities of Tubular FunctionRenal InterstitiumJuxtaglomerular ApparatusErythropoietin SynthesisLymphatic Drainage and Nerve Supply of the KidneyLower Urinary Tract16. Male Reproductive SystemIntroductionTestesEpididymisVas DeferensSeminal VesiclesProstateBulbourethral GlandsPenisEndocrine Control17. Female Reproductive SystemIntroductionMons Pubis, Labia Majora and Labia MinoraClitorisVaginaUterus OvaryMenstrual CyclePregnancy Trophoblast18. Skin and BreastIntroductionEpidermisSkin AppendagesDermisSubcutaneous TissueFeatures of Skin in Different SitesBreast19. Special SensesIntroductionEarEyeAppendix: Answers Index
