This brand-new, user-friendly text takes you effortlessly through the step-by-step process you need to accurately distinguish the various components of each and every tissue, organ, and system under consideration. Each chapter contains a “commonly misdiagnosed” section to help you avoid the usual pitfalls in identification and a logic tree maps out the questions you should be asking yourself as you go through the identification process. A clear page design, concise text, and practical binding make this resource an indispensable friend in the lab. It’s almost like having your own personal histology instructor at your side.

Key Features include

• Step-by-step guidance instructs you on when to use a low magnification or high magnification objective to accurately identify a structure
• Large format micrographs accompanied by pen and ink drawings help you focus on the parts of the micrograph you should be assessing
• A “commonly misdiagnosed” section at the end of each chapter helps you avoid common pitfalls
• An appendix on techniques and stain procedures offers guidance on practical matters in the lab
• Logic trees at the end of every chapter walk you through the steps of identification and promote logical thinking

About the Authors:
Robert Tallitsch, PhD, Professor of Biology, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL; and
Ron Guastaferri, BA, MAMS, Artistic Coordinator and Illustrator