SIU SOM Histology

Welcome to Histology at SIU SOM

This site provides histology resources serving the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Year One Curriculum.

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Contents

Introduction -- Orientation to histology.
(Includes basic tissue types, skin, inflammation, blood, tools.)

CRR

Cardiovascular system

Respiratory system

Renal system

SSB

Nervous tissue

skin / muscle / bone & cartilage

eye / ear.

ERG

Endocrine system

Reproductive systems

Gastrointestinal system

Image Index.

Using this resource / Print resources

Exceptional external resources

Many tissues are available for virtual microscopic examination, at the Virtual Slidebox. These online histology specimens at the University of Iowa Department of Pathology, may be examined with full range of magnification and movement. Requires Java and fast internet connection. [ more about Virtual Slidebox ]

Histology Atlas

Human Histopathology Atlas

Annotated Histology Laboratory (specimens include introductory notes)

Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th ed., textbook by Bruce Alberts, et al., © 2002.

The Inner Life of the Cell offers an elegant animated video of cell activity viewed from a molecular perspective, by Alain Viel and Robert A. Lue at Harvard University.
Choose "FULL VERSION" for narration. [Also see about the making of this video.]

More histology Links -- access to additional material available at other websites.

Other links related to the medical curriculum

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This resource has been peer reviewed and published by HEAL (Health Education Assets Library) on 03/20/2005, resource ID 38547, publication ID 44. HEAL is a National Digital Library of "free, high-quality digital materials for health sciences education".

This resource has been successfully peer reviewed by MedEdPORTAL on 09/28/2006. MedEdPORTAL Publication Number: 422. Alterations to this resource created after this date have not been reviewed by MedEdPORTAL.
Subsequent substantive revisions	Date of revision
Error corrected on page crr/RN056b.htm.	10/12/2006
Link added to "The Inner Life of the Cell", on this page.	10/23/2006
Page added with Ramon y Cajal nerve cell image, ssb/JNFig1.htm. Links to added page introduced on page ssb/neuron.htm. Minor edits and additional information on page ssb/neuron.htm.	11/24/2006
Animations replace still cartoons on page ssb/saltcon.htm.	12/04/2006
Pericyte notes added on page ssb/neuron.htm and page crr/cvguide.htm.	12/13/2006
M-cell note added on page erg/giguide.htm#peyer.	01/02/2007
Image of neuromuscular junction added on page ssb/NM040b.htm.	01/03/2007
Link added to "cochlear implant", on page ssb/eqr.htm.	01/08/2007
Typo corrected and minor text clarification, on page ssb/neuron.htm	09/24/2007
Note on platelets, link to Science, added on page intro/bldcells.htm	10/08/2007
Minor additions, including physiology links, on page crr/rnguide.htm	10/11/2007
Lots of garbage code discovered and removed.	12/04 - 12/11/2007
Several edits in CRR & ERG self-assessment question bank.	01/09 - 02/05/2008
Image of cerebellar cortex added on page ssb/NM041b.htm. Links to added page introduced on page ssb/neuron.htm. Minor edits and additional information on page ssb/neuron.htm.	01/09/2008
Notes on CNS vasculature added, ssb/neuron.htm#vessels	02/07/2008
Revision list updated here.	02/07/2008

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Introduction -- Orientation to histology. (Includes basic tissue types, skin, inflammation, blood, tools.)
CRR Cardiovascular system Respiratory system Renal system
SSB Nervous tissue skin / muscle / bone & cartilage eye / ear.
ERG Endocrine system Reproductive systems Gastrointestinal system
Image Index.
Using this resource / Print resources
Exceptional external resources Many tissues are available for virtual microscopic examination, at the Virtual Slidebox. These online histology specimens at the University of Iowa Department of Pathology, may be examined with full range of magnification and movement. Requires Java and fast internet connection. [ more about Virtual Slidebox ] Histology Atlas Human Histopathology Atlas Annotated Histology Laboratory (specimens include introductory notes) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th ed., textbook by Bruce Alberts, et al., © 2002. The Inner Life of the Cell offers an elegant animated video of cell activity viewed from a molecular perspective, by Alain Viel and Robert A. Lue at Harvard University. Choose "FULL VERSION" for narration. [Also see about the making of this video.]
More histology Links -- access to additional material available at other websites.
Other links related to the medical curriculum