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• Instructions for online access
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface to the sixth edition
• Acknowledgements to the sixth edition
• Human Histology online videos
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• 1.  Histology
• Introduction
• Cells are basic functional units
• Techniques used in histology and cell biology
• Electron microscopy
• Confocal microscopy
• Virtual microscopy
• 2.  The cell
• Introduction
• Cell membranes
• Transport in and out of cells
• Cytosol
• The nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi
• Vesicles
• Cytoskeleton
• Cell inclusions and storage products
• Cell division
• Cell death
• 3.  Epithelial cells
• Introduction
• Epithelial cell junctions
• Epithelial cell surface specializations
• Secretory adaptations
• Barrier function of epithelium
• 4.  Support cells and the extracellular matrix
• Introduction
• Extracellular matrix
• Basement membrane and external lamina
• Cell adhesion to extracellular matrix
• Support cell family
• 5.  Contractile cells
• Introduction
• Skeletal muscle
• Cardiac muscle
• Smooth muscle
• Myofibroblasts
• Pericytes
• Myoepithelial cells
• 6.  Nervous tissue
• Introduction
• Nerve cells (neurons)
• Myelin
• Central nervous system
• Peripheral nervous system
• 7.  Blood cells
• Introduction
• Bone marrow–derived stem cells
• Methods of studying the blood cells
• Red blood cells
• White blood cells
• Platelets
• Haematopoiesis
• Bone marrow
• 8.  Immune system
• Introduction
• Lymphocytes
• Macrophages and dendritic cells
• Bone marrow
• Thymus
• Lymph nodes
• Spleen
• Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
• 9.  Blood and lymphatic circulatory systems and heart
• Introduction
• Blood circulatory system
• Systemic blood vessels
• Portal blood systems
• Lymphatic circulatory system
• Stem cells and the vasculature
• The heart
• Stem cells and the heart
• 10.  Respiratory system
• Introduction
• Pulmonary vasculature
• Pleura
• 11.  Alimentary tract
• Introduction
• Oral cavity and its contents
• Teeth
• The gums
• Salivary glands
• Transport passages
• Oesophagus
• Anal canal
• Digestive tract
• Stomach
• Small intestine
• Exocrine pancreas
• Large intestine
• Appendix
• 12.  Liver
• Introduction
• Liver vasculature
• Hepatocytes
• Functional organization of hepatocytes
• Intrahepatic biliary tree
• Gallbladder
• 13.  Musculoskeletal system
• Introduction
• Skeletal muscle
• Muscle attachments
• Bone
• Bone cells
• Mineralization of osteoid
• Bone remodelling
• Joints
• 14.  Endocrine system
• Introduction
• Endocrine cell and tissue specialization
• Pituitary
• Anterior pituitary
• Posterior pituitary
• Hypothalamus
• Pineal gland
• Thyroid gland
• Parathyroid
• Adrenals
• Pancreas
• Ovary and testis
• Diffuse neuroendocrine system
• Paraganglia
• 15.  Urinary system
• Introduction
• Kidney structure
• Kidney function
• Kidney vasculature
• Renal microcirculation
• Nephron
• Glomerulus
• Glomerular filtration barrier
• Mesangium
• Tubular and collecting system
• Renal interstitium
• Juxtaglomerular apparatus
• Erythropoietin synthesis
• Lymphatic drainage and nerve supply of the kidney
• Lower urinary tract
• 16.  Male reproductive system
• Introduction
• Testes
• Epididymis
• Vas deferens
• Seminal vesicles
• Prostate
• Bulbourethral glands
• Penis
• Endocrine control
• 17.  Female reproductive system
• Introduction
• Mons pubis, labia majora and labia minora
• Clitoris
• Vagina
• Uterus
• Ovary
• Menstrual cycle
• Pregnancy
• Trophoblast and placenta
• 18.  Skin and breast
• Introduction
• Epidermis
• Skin appendages
• Dermis
• Subcutaneous tissue
• Features of skin in different sites
• Breast
• 19.  Special senses
• Introduction
• Ear
• Eye
• Accessory components of the eye
• Case studies
• Review questions
• Review answers
• Index