To make an appointment with Drs. Picarelli or Beaton contact the department secretary at 5160 or the instructor either by phone or email. 4th edition by Barbara Young and John W. Heath Published by Churchill Livingstone, New York 2000. This a required text and atlas for the course. Return to top Course Abstract Human histology is the bio-medical science that deals with the detailed morphological structure of the cells and tissues of the human body and in its broader aspects correlated structural features with normal function.
Cells are the basic units that perform the vital functions of the tissues and organs of the body.
Not only do different kinds of cells exhibit variations in form and structural content, but the same cell may vary in these respects with changes in its physiological status. The major objective of Histology is to provide an initial basic understanding of many different aspects of the internal structure and function of the body - that is structure sub serves function. The course presents a comprehensive survey of many complex interrelationships that exist between the structure and function of cells, tissues and organs. Other aspects of the course will explore the respective origins, proliferate behavior, and various interactions of the 200 or so cell types that, together with their respective cell products, make up the human body. A more detailed list of student objectives is given in the Laboratory Manual for this course.