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Histology
at a Glance
Michelle Peckham
BA (York), PhD (London)
Professor of Cell Biology
Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
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Contents
Preface 7 24 General features and the esophagus 56
Acknowledgments 7 25 Stomach 58
List of abbreviations 9 26 Small intestine 60
27 Large intestine and appendix 62
Part 1 Introduction to histology 28 Digestive glands 64
1 Preparation of tissues for histology 10 29 Liver 66
2 Different types of histological stain 12
3 Sectioning and appearance of sections in the light Part 9 Respiratory system
microscope 14 30 Trachea 68
4 Light and electron microscopes 16 31 Bronchi, bronchioles, and the respiratory portion of the
lungs 70
Part 2 The cell
5 The cell and its components 18 Part 10 Urinary system
6 Cell division 20 32 Renal corpuscle 72
33 Renal tubule 74
Part 3 Basic tissue types 34 Ureter, urethra, and bladder 76
7 Epithelium 22
8 Skeletal muscle 24 Part 11 Female reproductive system
9 Cardiac and smooth muscle 26 35 Ovary and oogenesis 78
10 Nerves and supporting cells in the central nervous system 28 36 Female genital tract and mammary glands 80
11 Nerves and supporting cells in the peripheral nervous
system 30 Part 12 Male reproductive system
12 Connective tissue 32 37 Testis 82
38 Male genital tract 84
Part 4 Blood and hemopoiesis 39 Accessory sex glands 86
13 Blood 34
14 Hemopoiesis 36 Part 13 Endocrine glands
40 Thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands 88
Part 5 Bone and cartilage 41 Pituitary and pineal glands, and the endocrine pancreas 90
15 Cartilage 38
16 Bone 40 Part 14 Lymphatic system
42 Thymus and lymph nodes 92
Part 6 Cardiovascular system 43 Spleen, tonsils, and Peyer’s patches 94
17 Heart 42
18 Arteries and arterioles 44 Part 15 Sense organs
19 Capillaries, veins, and venules 46 44 Eye and ear 96
Part 7 Skin Part 16 Self-assessment
20 Epidermis 48 Self-test questions 98
21 Dermis, hypodermis, and sweat glands 50 Self-test answers 102
22 Hair, sebaceous glands, and nails 52
Index 105
Part 8 Digestive system
23 Oral tissues (the mouth) 54
Contents 5
Companion website
A useful website which can be used alongside this book is
available at:
www.wiley.com/go/histologyataglance
The site was developed by the author of Histology at a
Glance and the University of Leeds.
The site includes:
• Histological slides with on/off labels for all the main body
systems
• Topic objectives
• Self-test quizzes
• Histological movies
Preface
T he aim of this book is to provide a concise overview of histology, The images used in each chapter of this book are aimed to help
particularly for those students who have not studied histology students to understand quickly how tissues are made up from same
before. The most common complaint that I hear from students basic components, and how the organization and appearance of
studying histology for the fi rst time is that ‘ everything looks pink ’ , cells in each tissue varies, depending on the function of the
which makes it diffi cult to understand what they are looking at. tissue.
Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank Tim Lee, Paul Drake, Adele like to thank her family (James, Helena, Alasdair, and Gabriel)
Knibbs, and Steve Paxton at the University of Leeds, for their for their support, while putting the book together.
advice and help in generating some of the images. She would also
Preface 7
