Pathology for the Health Professions, Fifth Edition, Section B

Course overview

Histology is a visual science that addresses the anatomical characteristics and the functional states of cells and tissues in health. In this course, clinical relevance is stressed in order to provide the technologist a feel for the mechanisms and characteristics of disease processes. Graphic material (light microscopy photographs and illustrations) is well-suited to an understanding of the function of fundamental cellular components in disease. The text is correlated on each page with the accompanying graphic material; the text material is well organized and very readable. Section B topics: The Liver and Biliary System; The Pancreas; The Urinary Tract; The Male Reproductive System; The Female Reproductive System; The Breast; The Endocrine System; The Skin; Bones and Joints; Muscles and Peripheral Nerves; The Nervous System; The Eye; The Ear.