Histology is the study of the organization of tissues and organs using the microscope. The primary tool used in the early days of the discipline was the light microscope. The scrolling images illustrate the types of information one can obtain using light and electron microscopy. The goal of this course is to define the cellular and extracellular arrangements that make up tissues and organs and that form the foundations of body structure and function. The information obtained in this course will be of great importance to you in understanding the pathological processes that you will study in later years.
Histology is an exciting and dynamic field.
We want you to be as enthusiastic about it as we are. Images Stanley Erlandsen and Jean Magney. Site developed, maintained and by David W. Hamilton, Ph.D. Individual pages in the manual by the individual authors.