Contents:

Histology of Tissues

Histology of Organs

References

Index

This book has been designed to help medical students succeed with their histology classes, while using less time on studying the curriculum. The book can both be used on its own or as a supplement to the classical full-curriculum textbooks normally used by the students for their histology classes. Covering the same curriculum as the classical textbooks, from basic tissue histology to the histology of specific organs, this book is formatted and organized in a much simpler and intuitive way. Almost all text is formatted in bullets or put into structured tables. This makes it quick and easy to digest, helping the student get a good overview of the curriculum. It is easy to locate specific information in the text, such as the size of cellular structures etc. Additionally, each chapter includes simplified illustrations of various histological features. The aim of the book is to be used to quickly brush up on the curriculum, e.g. before a class or an exam. Additionally, the book includes guides to distinguish between the different histological tissues and organs that can be presented to students microscopically, e.g. during a histology spot test. This guide lists the specific characteristics of the different histological specimens and also describes how to distinguish a specimen from other similar specimens. For each histological specimen, a simplified drawing and a photomicrograph of the specimen, is presented to help the student recognize the important characteristics in the microscope. Lastly, the book contains multiple “memo boxes” in which parts of the curriculum are presented as easy-to-remember mnemonics. Common terms and phrases: abundant actin alveoli apical artery associate axon basal basophilic blood vessels body bone tissue branches canal capillaries capsule cardiac cartilage cavity central Chap Characteristics chromosomes collagen columnar connective tissue Consists Contains Continuous contraction cords cortex Courtesy covered cranial nerve Cross section cytoplasm dense Divided duct elastic end pieces eosinophilic epithelium example external extracellular matrix fibers fluid Formation Function glands granules hair Histology hormones hyaline cartilage Inner internal lamina layer Left Light Microscopy lipid Located Loose connective tissue lumen lymphatic lymphocytes Magnification membrane molecules Mucosa multiple muscle cells myosin nerve fibers neurons nucleus organs osteoid Outer photomicrograph placenta plasma Production proteins Regulation Right Round secretion seen separated shape Simple simplified illustration skeletal muscle space Special Stain stratified squamous epithelium Structure surface surrounding Table terminal thick thin transport tubules University of Copenhagen veins vesicles wall