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• Cover image
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• About This Book
• Assessment
• Student Consult Website
• Feedback
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Dedication
• 1 Histology
• Introduction
• Cells Are Basic Functional Units
• Techniques Used in Histology and Cell Biology
• Electron Microscopy
• Confocal Microscopy
• Virtual Microscopy Uses Digitalized Light Microscopic Slides
• 2 The Cell
• Introduction
• Cell Membranes
• Transport in and Out of Cells
• Cytosol
• The Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) 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
• Outline of the Urinary System
• Kidney Structure
• Kidney Function
• Kidney Vasculature
• Renal Microcirculation
• Nephron
• Glomerulus
• Glomerular Filtration Barrier
• Mesangium
• Tubular and Collecting System
• 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
• 18 Skin and Breast
• Introduction
• Epidermis
• Skin Appendages
• Dermis
• Subcutaneous Tissue
• Features of Skin in Different Sites
• Breast
• Breast Development
• Breast Changes in Pregnancy
• 19 Special Senses
• Introduction
• Ear
• Eye
• Accessory Components of the Eye
• Case Studies
• Review Questions
• Review Answers
• Index