Wheater's Functional Histology
A Text and Colour Atlas
By- Barbara Young, BSc, Med Sci(Hons), PhD, MB, BChir, MRCP, FRCPA, Consultant Pathologist, Dept of Anatomical Pathology, Hunter Area Pathology Service, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- James Lowe, BMedSci, BMBS, DM, FRCPath, Professor of Neuropathology, University of Nottingham Medical School, Honorary Consultant Pathologist, Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
- Alan Stevens, MBBS, FRCPath, Senior Lecturer in Pathology, University of Nottingham Medical School and Honorary Consultant Pathologist, Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
- John Heath, BSc(Hons)(Melbourne), PhD(Melbourne), Associate Professor in Anatomy, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Philip Deakin, BSc(Hons), MBChB(Sheffield), General Medical Practitioner, Sheffield, UK
This best-selling atlas contains over 900 images and illustrations to help you learn and review the microstructure of human tissues. The book starts with a section on general cell structure and replication. Basic tissue types are covered in the following section, and the third section presents the microstructures of each of the major body systems. The highest -quality color light micrographs and electron micrograph images are accompanied by concise text and captions which explain the appearance, function, and clinical significance of each image. The accompanying website lets you view all the images from the atlas with a "virtual microscope", allowing you to view the image at a variety of pre-set magnifications.
Audience
Medical, Osteopathic and Dental Students, Undergraduate students in the biologic sciences.
Paperback, 448 Pages
Published: March 2006
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-06850-8
Contents
- Part 1 The Cell
1. Cell structure and function
2. Cell cycle and repetition
Part 2 Basic Tissue Types
3. Blood
4. Supporting/connective tissues
5. Epithelial tissues
6. Muscle
7. Nervous tissues
Part 3 Organ systems
8. Circulatory system
9. Skin
10. Skeletal tissues
11. Immune system
12. Respiratory system
13. Oral tissues
14. Gastrointestinal tract
15. Liver and pancreas
16. Urinary system
17. The endocrine glands
18. Male reproductive system
19. Female reproductive system
20. Central nervous system
21. Special sense organs
