This user-friendly text and atlas combination is filled with clear explanations, art, and micrographs to elucidate key concepts and facilitate learning

For five decades, Junqueira's Basic Histology has been considered the hands-down best overview of human tissue structure and function. Accessible yet comprehensive, this trusted classic provides everything you need to know about cell biology and histology, integrating the material with that of biochemistry, immunology, endocrinology, and physiology. With coverage of all tissues, every organ system, organs, bone and cartilage, blood, skin, and more, Junqueira's is a valuable foundation for subsequent studies in pathology.

Formatted in a way that optimizes the learning process, Junqueira's is filled with clear explanations, art, and micrographs to clarify key concepts. This is an essential resource for students of medicine and other health-related professions, as well as for advanced undergraduate courses in tissue biology.

Junqueira's Basic Histology, Seventeenth Edition features:

• New: 550 Q&A - 300 more than the previous edition!
• Self-test questions in every chapter
• Key points and summary tables highlighting key content
• Clinical correlations for each topic
• Illustrations depicting key aspects of cell biology and histology
• Electron and light micrographs that deliver a definitive atlas of cell, tissue, and organ structures
• Valuable Appendix that explains light microscopy stains
• Lab manual alerts readers to see what they are actually reading about in real-life patients; enhanced lab manual available online
• New: PowerPoint slides with illustrations and micrographs via AccessMedicine