HISTOLOGY

Safety and ergonomics in the laboratory

Dec 13, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on Safety and ergonomics in the laboratory

2 Safety and ergonomics in the laboratory John D. Bancroft There are numerous workplace hazards in histology laboratories, and most countries have now passed regulations designed to improve this. These…

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Managing the laboratory

Dec 13, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on Managing the laboratory

1 Managing the laboratory Louise Dunk Introduction Management is an integral aspect of the day-to-day life of the histopathology laboratory and is a major requirement of the accreditation process required…

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The Eye & Ear: Special Sense Organs

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on The Eye & Ear: Special Sense Organs

EYES: THE PHOTORECEPTOR SYSTEM Fibrous Layer Vascular Layer Lens Vitreous Body Retina Accessory Structures of the Eye EARS: THE VESTIBULOAUDITORY SYSTEM External Ear Middle Ear Internal Ear SUMMARY OF KEY…

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The Cytoplasm

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on The Cytoplasm

CELL DIFFERENTIATION CYTOPLASMIC ORGANELLES Plasma Membrane Ribosomes Endoplasmic Reticulum Golgi Apparatus Secretory Granules Lysosomes Proteasomes Mitochondria Peroxisomes THE CYTOSKELETON Microtubules Microfilaments (Actin Filaments) Intermediate Filaments INCLUSIONS SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS…

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The Female Reproductive System

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on The Female Reproductive System

OVARIES Early Development of the Ovary Ovarian Follicles Follicular Growth & Development Follicular Atresia Ovulation & Its Hormonal Regulation Corpus Luteum UTERINE TUBES MAJOR EVENTS OF FERTILIZATION UTERUS Myometrium Endometrium…

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Digestive Tract

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on Digestive Tract

GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT ORAL CAVITY Tongue Teeth ESOPHAGUS STOMACH Mucosa Other Layers SMALL INTESTINE Mucosa Other Layers LARGE INTESTINE SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS The digestive system consists…

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The Immune System & Lymphoid Organs

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on The Immune System & Lymphoid Organs

INNATE & ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY CYTOKINES ANTIGENS & ANTIBODIES Classes of Antibodies Actions of Antibodies ANTIGEN PRESENTATION CELLS OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY Antigen-Presenting Cells Lymphocytes THYMUS Role of the Thymus in T-Cell…

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Nerve Tissue & the Nervous System

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on Nerve Tissue & the Nervous System

DEVELOPMENT OF NERVE TISSUE NEURONS Cell Body (Perikaryon) Dendrites Axons Nerve Impulses Synaptic Communication GLIAL CELLS & NEURONAL ACTIVITY Oligodendrocytes Astrocytes Ependymal Cells Microglia Schwann Cells Satellite Cells of Ganglia…

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The Nucleus

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on The Nucleus

COMPONENTS OF THE NUCLEUS Nuclear Envelope Chromatin Nucleolus THE CELL CYCLE MITOSIS STEM CELLS & TISSUE RENEWAL MEIOSIS APOPTOSIS SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS Containing the code for all of a…

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Epithelial Tissue

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on Epithelial Tissue

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF EPITHELIAL CELLS Basement Membranes Intercellular Adhesion & Other Junctions SPECIALIZATIONS OF THE APICAL CELL SURFACE Microvilli Stereocilia Cilia TYPES OF EPITHELIA Covering or lining Epithelia Secretory Epithelia…

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