Easy to read, well organized, and focused on high-yield content, Human Histology, 5th Edition, features concise, up-to-date coverage of the core knowledge in this complex field. Ideal for students in all areas of health care, this revised edition is aligned with recent developments in integrated and problem-based learning, providing rapid access to relevant, practical knowledge in histology. It provides students with opportunities to make important connections between histological knowledge, cell biology, anatomy, clinical understanding, and assessment. Features an easy-to-navigate, full-colour layout that includes summary headings, readable text, quick-reference tables, and key facts - all highlighted by nearly 900 clear illustrations, photos, and graphics throughout. Covers the latest concepts and advances in histology including developments in the primary cilium, the nuclear pore, extracellular matrix components, dendritic spines, subsets of astrocytes, haematopoiesis, classification of cells in the immune system, macrophage subsets, and much more. Includes NEW self-assessment questions. Provides just the right amount of detail for maximum readability and retention. Highlights key laboratory, clinical, and high-level scientific material in boxes. Presents advanced concepts such as the molecular and functional relevance of histological features. Provides review material in the book and online, self-assessment questions plus 180 additional review questions online. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references - including bonus videos showing important histological features for each chapter -from the book on a variety of devices.
In the CNS, the axons in the nodes of Ranvier are bare, whereas those in the PNS are partly covered by tongues of cytoplasm from adjacent Schwann cells. myelin-forming cell body and nucleus cytoplasm of Schmidt-Lanterman incisure fusion ...
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, Key Facts boxes throughout the chapters, and MCQs in the text.
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Human Histology is designed to help you learn more easily. Superb color photographs of macroscopic specimens and stained human tissues illustrate gross and microscopic detail. Color diagrams, many in 3D,...
Macroscopically, all parts of the CNS are made up of grey matter and white matter, the grey matter containing most of ... The cerebral hemispheres are connected to structures below by the midbrain B. In this region there are important ...
Clinical correlations throughout the text demonstrate clinical applications and reinforce the idea that histology is pertinent not only to pathology and physiology, but in fact comprises one of the essential bases of clinical practice. New!
Dr.M.Anderson –Figs19.13a, 19.22,19.23a&b, 19.24a&c, 19.25, 19.28,19.29a. Dr. I. D. Ansell – Figs 17.12, 17.17b, 17.24b, 17.31, 17.40. Mr. P. Bradley – Figs 12.34, 12.35, 12.37. Dr. K. Dalziel – Figs 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.5a.
Provides comprehensive coverage of the field of human tissue structure, and relates this to cell biology, physiology and disease processes. Features include up-to-date terminology and techniques which emphasize the increasing...
It also assists students in preparing for National Board and Licensing Examinations. Finally, the book is intended to awaken readers to both the intricacies of the human body and the sheer beauty of its cells, tissues and organ systems.
The 3rd Edition of this well-established textbook continues to present human histology's need-to-know content in an exceptionally user-friendly, well-designed, full-color layout. Thoroughly revised and updated, it incorporates all of the...