High-Yield™ Histology

by Dudek, Ronald W.

• ISBN13: 9780781747639
• ISBN10: 0781747635
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-29
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Now in its updated Third Edition, High-Yield" Histology extracts the most important information on histology and presents it in a concise, uncluttered fashion to prepare students for the USMLE. The book also serves as an excellent course review, with illustrations and hundreds of review questions. High-Yield" means exactly that...readers reap maximumbenefits from very focused study.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Nucleus	1	(16)
Nuclear envelope	1	(1)
Nucleolus	1	(2)
Chromatin	3	(1)
Chromosomes	3	(2)
Chromosome replication	5	(1)
Damage and repair of DNA	5	(1)
Clinical importance of DNA repair	5	(2)
Cell cycle	7	(1)
Proto-oncogenes, oncogenes, anti-oncogenes	7	(4)
Cancer chemotherapy	11	(2)
Transcription	13	(1)
Apoptosis	14	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	15	(2)
Cytoplasm and Organelles	17	(14)
Cytoplasm	17	(1)
Ribosomes	17	(1)
Rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER)	18	(1)
Translation	19	(1)
The Golgi complex	20	(1)
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (sER)	20	(1)
Mitochondria	21	(1)
Lysosomes	22	(1)
Peroxisomes	22	(1)
Cytoskeleton	23	(2)
Cell inclusions	25	(2)
Selected photomicrographs	27	(4)
Cell Membrane	31	(8)
The lipid component	31	(1)
The protein component	31	(1)
Membrane transport proteins	31	(3)
G protein-linked receptors	34	(2)
Enzyme-linked receptors	36	(1)
Clinical consideration	36	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	36	(3)
Epithelium	39	(5)
Introduction	39	(1)
Classification	39	(1)
Polarity	39	(3)
Clinical considerations	42	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	42	(2)
Connective Tissue	44	(6)
Introduction	44	(1)
Ground substance	44	(1)
Fibers	44	(1)
Cells	45	(2)
Clinical considerations	47	(2)
Selected photomicrographs	49	(1)
Cartilage	50	(2)
Introduction	50	(1)
Ground substance	50	(1)
Fibers	50	(1)
Cells	50	(1)
Blood vessels and nerves	50	(1)
Chondrogenesis	50	(1)
Hormonal influence	51	(1)
Repair	51	(1)
Bone	52	(10)
Introduction	52	(1)
Ground substance	52	(1)
Fibers	52	(1)
Cells	52	(1)
Blood vessels and nerves	53	(1)
Osteogenesis	53	(1)
Bone repair	54	(1)
Hormonal influence	54	(1)
Cartilage and bone comparison	55	(1)
Clinical considerations of bone	55	(1)
Clinical considerations of joints	56	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	57	(5)
Muscle	62	(11)
Skeletal muscle	62	(4)
Cardiac muscle	66	(1)
Smooth muscle	66	(2)
Comparisons and contrasts of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle	68	(2)
Selected photomicrographs	70	(3)
Nervous Tissue	73	(16)
The neuron	73	(3)
Neurotransmitters	76	(1)
Parasympathetic pharmacology	77	(1)
Sympathetic pharmacology	77	(1)
CNS pharmacology	78	(2)
Neuroglial cells	80	(1)
The blood-brain barrier	81	(1)
Nerve degeneration and regeneration	81	(1)
Clinical considerations	81	(2)
Selected photomicrographs	83	(6)
Heart and Blood Vessels	89	(15)
Heart layers	89	(1)
Cardiac myocytes	89	(2)
Purkinje myocytes	91	(1)
Myocardial endocrine cells	91	(1)
Contraction of cardiac myocytes	91	(1)
Conduction system	92	(2)
Parasympathetic regulation of heart rate	94	(1)
Sympathetic regulation of heart rate	94	(1)
Tunics of blood vessels	95	(1)
Types of blood vessels	95	(1)
Functions of endothelium	96	(1)
Blood flow	97	(1)
Types of circulation	98	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	99	(5)
Blood	104	(18)
Plasma	104	(1)
Red blood cells	104	(2)
Hemoglobin	106	(1)
Blood gas exchange	107	(1)
White blood cells	108	(1)
Platelets (thrombocytes)	109	(1)
Hemostasis (blood clotting)	110	(2)
Red bone marrow (myeloid tissue)	112	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	113	(9)
Thymus	122	(5)
General features	122	(1)
Thymic cortex	122	(1)
Thymic medulla	122	(1)
T cell lymphopoiesis (T cell formation)	122	(1)
Types of mature T cells	122	(3)
Blood-thymus barrier	125	(1)
Clinical considerations	125	(1)
Pharmacology of immunosuppressive drugs	125	(1)
Selected photomicrograph	126	(1)
Lymph Node	127	(5)
General features	127	(1)
Outer cortex	127	(1)
Inner cortex	127	(1)
Medulla	127	(1)
Flow of lymph	127	(2)
Flow of blood	129	(1)
B cell lymphopoiesis (B cell formation)	130	(1)
Clinical consideration	131	(1)
Spleen	132	(3)
General features	132	(1)
White pulp	132	(1)
Marginal zone	132	(1)
Red pulp	132	(2)
Blood flow	134	(1)
Clinical considerations	134	(1)
Hypersensitivity reactions	134	(1)
Stomach	135	(4)
General features	135	(1)
Gastric mucosa	135	(1)
Gastric glands	135	(1)
Clinical considerations	136	(3)
Small Intestine	139	(6)
General features	139	(1)
Intestinal mucosa	139	(2)
Intestinal glands (crypts of Lieberkuhn)	141	(1)
Gut-associated lymphatic tissue	142	(1)
Clinical considerations	142	(3)
Large Intestine (Colon)	145	(4)
General features	145	(1)
Large intestinal mucosa	145	(1)
Intestinal glands	145	(1)
Gut-associated lymphatic tissue (GALT)	145	(1)
Anal canal	145	(2)
Clinical considerations	147	(2)
Liver and Gall Bladder	149	(8)
Hepatocytes	149	(1)
Kupffer cells	150	(1)
Hepatic stellate cells (fat-storing cells; ITO cells)	151	(1)
Classic liver lobule	151	(2)
Liver acinus	153	(1)
Repair (regeneration)	153	(1)
Clinical considerations	153	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	154	(3)
Exocrine Pancreas and Islets of Langerhans	157	(7)
Exocrine pancreas	157	(1)
Endocrine pancreas	157	(2)
Insulin receptor and signal transduction	159	(1)
Clinical considerations	160	(2)
Selected photomicrographs	162	(2)
Respiratory System	164	(10)
General features	164	(1)
Trachea and bronchi	164	(1)
Bronchioles and terminal bronchioles	164	(1)
Alveoli	164	(2)
Surfactant	166	(1)
Blood-air barrier	166	(1)
Air flow	167	(1)
Clinical considerations	167	(4)
Selected photomicrographs	171	(3)
Urinary System	174	(15)
General features	174	(1)
Functions of the kidney	174	(1)
Renal (uriniferous) tubules	175	(1)
Nephrons	176	(1)
Collecting duct	176	(1)
Blood flow through the kidney	176	(2)
Three basic renal processes	178	(2)
Histophysiology	180	(1)
Hormonal control of the kidney	181	(1)
Pharmacology of diuretics	181	(2)
The juxtaglomerular complex	183	(2)
The countercurrent multiplier system	185	(1)
The countercurrent exchanger system	185	(1)
Glomerular filtration rate	185	(1)
Clearance	186	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	186	(3)
Hypophysis	189	(4)
The adenohypophysis	189	(2)
Hormonal secretion	191	(1)
The neurohypophysis	192	(1)
Thyroid	193	(6)
Thyroid follicles	193	(1)
Follicular cells	193	(1)
Functions of T3 and T4	193	(2)
Parafollicular cells	195	(1)
Clinical considerations	195	(1)
Pharmacology of the thyroid	195	(2)
Selected photomicrographs	197	(2)
Parathyroid	199	(4)
Chief cells	199	(1)
Oxyphil cells	199	(1)
Calcium homeostasis	199	(1)
Clinical considerations	199	(2)
Pharmacology of calcium homeostasis	201	(1)
Selected photomicrographs	202	(1)
Adrenal	203	(10)
Cortex	203	(4)
The medulla	207	(3)
Selected photomicrographs	210	(3)
Female Reproductive System	213	(16)
Ovary	213	(2)
Corpus luteum	215	(1)
Uterine tubes (fallopian tubes; oviducts)	215	(2)
Uterus	217	(1)
The menstrual cycle	217	(3)
Cervix	220	(1)
Ectocervix	220	(1)
Vagina	221	(2)
Histopathology of the vagina	223	(1)
Breast	224	(3)
Selected photomicrographs	227	(2)
Male Reproductive System	229	(15)
Testes	229	(7)
Duct system	236	(2)
Accessory glands	238	(5)
Penis	243	(1)
Skin	244	(5)
General features	244	(1)
Epidermis	244	(2)
Dermis	246	(1)
Glands	246	(1)
Nerves	247	(1)
Clinical considerations	247	(2)
Eye	249	(8)
General features	249	(1)
Cornea	249	(1)
Sclera	249	(1)
Limbus (corneoscleral junction)	249	(1)
Iris	249	(2)
Ciliary body	251	(1)
Lens	252	(1)
Retina	252	(1)
Clinical considerations	252	(3)
Selected photomicrographs	255	(2)
Ear	257	(1)
General features	257	(1)
External ear	257	(1)
Middle ear	257	(1)
Internal ear	258	(1)
Clinical considerations	258