Compendium of histology : a theoretical and practical guide

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 From Cells to Tissues (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 3-9 Histological Methods (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 11-24 Front Matter ....Pages 25-25 The Cytoplasm (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 27-47 The Nucleus (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 49-75 Front Matter ....Pages 77-77 Epithelial Tissue (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 79-99 Glandular Epithelium and Glands (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 101-120 Connective Tissue (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 121-146 Cartilage (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 147-155 Bone Tissue (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 157-185 Bone Marrow (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 187-200 Adipose Tissue (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 201-207 Blood (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 209-215 Muscle Tissue (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 217-245 Nerve Tissue (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 247-266 Front Matter ....Pages 267-267 Musculoskeletal System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 269-285 The Nervous System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 287-313 The Cardiovascular System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 315-350 The Respiratory System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 351-377 The Immune System and the Lymphatic Organs (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 379-409 The Integumentary System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 411-432 The Digestive System I: The Alimentary Canal (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 433-473 The Digestive System II: The Associated Organs (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 475-493 The Urinary System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 495-515 The Endocrine System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 517-539 The Female Reproductive System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 541-568 The Male Reproductive System (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 569-592 The Breast (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 593-601 The Eye (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 603-638 The Ear (Anders Rehfeld, Malin Nylander, Kirstine Karnov)....Pages 639-662 Back Matter ....Pages 663-675