graphs to elucidate key concepts and facilitate learning
For five decades, Junqueira's Basic Histology has been considered the hands-down best overview of human tissue structure and function. Accessible yet comprehensive, this trusted classic provides everything you need to know about cell biology and histology, integrating the material with that of biochemistry, immunology, endocrinology, and physiology. With coverage of all tissues, every organ system, organs, bone and cartilage, blood, skin, and more, Junqueira's is a valuable foundation for subsequent studies in pathology.
Formatted in a way that optimizes the learning process, Junqueira's is filled with clear explanations, art, and micrographs to clarify key concepts. This is an essential resource for students of medicine and other health-related professions, as well as for advanced undergraduate courses in tissue biology.
Junqueira's Basic Histology, Seventeenth Edition features:
- New: 550 Q&A – 300 more than the previous edition!
- Self-test questions in every chapter
- Key points and summary tables highlighting key content
- Clinical correlations for each topic
- Illustrations depicting key aspects of cell biology and histology
- Electron and light micrographs that deliver a definitive atlas of cell, tissue, and organ structures
- Valuable Appendix that explains light microscopy stains
- Lab manual alerts readers to see what they are actually reading about in real-life patients; enhanced lab manual available online
- New: PowerPoint slides with illustrations and micrographs via AccessMedicine
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Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas is a highly acclaimed medical textbook offering comprehensive training in histology by providing both text material and a richly illustrated atlas. This textbook is intended for medical students, biology students, health professions students, and anyone interested in the structure and function of the human body at the cellular level.
The presentation begins with an introduction to the basic principles of histology, including methods of examination and classification of tissues. The major tissue types—epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous—are discussed in detail, including their characteristics, functions, and possible pathologies.
The textbook offers detailed illustrations that explain the structure of different types of tissues and cells. The photographs are high-quality microscopic images that help students understand and remember anatomical and histological details.
Each section also provides full-color illustrations and diagrams that highlight key aspects of each tissue, including their functions, cellular components, and molecular mechanisms.
Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas excels in its comprehensiveness of information and detailed descriptions of cellular processes and structures. Each chapter ends with self-test exercises and questions about self preparation, which helps students strengthen their knowledge and better understand the material.
In addition, the textbook also includes clinical aspects of histology, discussing the importance of cellular processes and abnormalities in various pathologies and diseases. This contributes to the understanding of the relationship between cell biology and clinical practice.
Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas is an indispensable source of knowledge for students and professionals in the fields of medicine and biology. It offers comprehensive information and rich illustrative material to help readers understand and remember complex anatomical and histological concepts.