Review By Student:
This book is amazing and short book to study histology. It contains all the things that you need to know in as undergraduate student. If you read this book, you won't need to go to lectures of Histology. I would give 4.5/5 for this book for histology in UG.
Key points As Given By Author:
- Fully revised, new edition presenting students with recent developments in human histology
- Features a colour atlas presenting more than 80 histology slides
- Includes histological plates for each topic and a new chapter on light microbiology
Preface By Author:
This edition introduces several modifications in the contents of the book.
Firstly, the “Colour Atlas” has been changed to “Colour Atlas and Practical Guide”. In
previous editions the illustrations in the Atlas were arranged according to systems, and the accompanying text was written accordingly. To make it a practical guide, the
illustrations are now arranged in groups based on similarity of appearance. In this way
students will study a structure along with others that it can be confused with. The accompanying text has been entirely rewritten from this perspective.
Secondly, the Atlas has been enriched by the addition of a large number of
photomicrographs. Recognising that the histological structure of an organ can show many species differences, all the photomicrographs are from human tissues.
Some photomicrographs have been added to the text chapters as well. When a
photomicrograph is not added, a reference to it is given for easy location.
A study of the spinal cord, the cerebellar cortex and the cerebral cortex falls technically
in the field of neuroanatomy. Some teachers felt that as slides of these regions may be
shown in histology classes, descriptions should be available in this book also. I have,
therefore, added a new chapter on these topics.
As before, the text is divided into sections giving basic information essential for
Undergraduates, and information that is advanced. In the fifth edition the distinction between the two was not always clear. This has been corrected by placing all advanced matter in prominent boxes.
I hope these changes will make the book more useful.
Rohtak, 2010 INDERBIR SINGH
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