Histologic

Welcome to Histologic, a constantly-updated, wiki-based comprehensive manual for the teaching of histology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. It integrates still images from the PEIR Digital Library and whole slide images from the PEIR-VM project. For usage instructions, please see Chapter 1. To get in touch with us, please see Contributors.

Contents

Chapter 1: Overview

• Introduction
• Overview of Tissue Preparation and Staining for Microscopy
• Using Histologic

Chapter 2: The Cell

• Cells, Organelles, and Inclusions
• Mitosis

Chapter 3: Epithelial Cells

• Introduction
• Simple Epithelium
• Stratified Epithelium

Chapter 4: Support Cells and the Extracellular Matrix

• Introduction
• Loose Connective Tissue
• Dense Connective Tissue
• Adipose Tissue

Chapter 5: Contractile Cells

• Introduction
• Smooth Muscle
• Skeletal Muscle
• Cardiac Muscle

Chapter 6: Nervous Tissue

• Introduction
• Nerve Fibers And Nerves
• Central Nervous System: Brain
• Spinal Cord - General Structure
• Sympathetic Chain Ganglion With Multipolar Neurons
• Parasympathetic Ganglia

Chapter 7: Blood Cells

• Introduction
• Blood Smears

Chapter 8: Immune System

• Introduction
• Lymph Nodes
• Thymus
• Tonsils
• Spleen

Chapter 9: Blood and Lymphatic Circulatory Systems and Heart

• Introduction

Chapter 10: Respiratory System

• Introduction

Chapter 11: Alimentary Tract

• Introduction

Chapter 12: Liver

• Introduction

Chapter 13: Musculoskeletal System

• Introduction

Chapter 14: Endocrine System

• Introduction

Chapter 15: Urinary System

• Introduction

Chapter 16: Male Reproductive System

• Introduction

Chapter 17: Female Reproductive System

• Introduction

Chapter 18: Skin and Breast

• Introduction

Chapter 19: Special Senses

• Introduction

Contributors

• Acknowledgements
• Staff