Front Cover; Cells and Tissues: An Introduction to Histology and Cell Biology; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Why study histology?; Further reading; Chapter 2. The techniques available; Introduction; The light microscope; The preparation of tissues for microscopy; The limitations of conventional techniques of microscopy; Back to earth; Further reading; Chapter 3. The anatomy of the cell; Introduction; The cell membrane; The nucleus; The cytoplasm; Linking cell structure to function; Further reading; References; Chapter 4. Epithelia: the body's limits; Introduction

Features common to all epitheliaContacts between epithelial cells; The classification of epithelia; A look at particular epithelia; Summary; Further reading; References; Chapter 5. Connective tissue: the spaces in between; Introduction; The extracellular fluid; The cells of connective tissue; Extracellular materials of connective tissue; Summary; Further reading; Chapter 6. How to look at a section; Introduction; The sequence of observations; Examining a section; Structure and function in skin; Summary of the functions of skin; Review of progress; Further reading; Chapter 7. The blood

IntroductionBlood plasma; The cells of the blood; The blood summarized; Exchange between blood and tissues; The effects of damage to endothelial cells; Further reading; Chapter 8. Immunity against foreign material; Introduction; The removal of proteins from the extracellular space; The fate of foreign proteins in the tissues; The immune responses; Lymphocytes and lymphoid tissue; Further reading; Chapter 9. Contraction and muscle; Introduction; The major proteins of contraction; Movement in non-muscle cells; Muscle cells; Smooth muscle; Striated muscle; Cardiac muscle

The biological importance of muscle contractionFurther reading; Chapter 10. Harnessing contraction to produce movement; Introduction; Tendons; Cartilage; Bone; Effects of movements on surrounding structures; Joints; Summary; Further reading; Chapter 11. A look at tubes; Introduction; Múscle coat present; Tubes lacking a muscle coat; Structure and function in tubes; Chapter 12. Communication systems; Introduction; Local communications between cells; Assisted diffusion of signalling molecules -- hormones; Signalling by nerves; The structure of a nerve cell; The organization of nervous tissue

Review of communication by means of nervesFurther reading; References; Chapter 13. The life and death of cells; Introduction; Mitosis; The cell cycle in intestinal epithelium; Patterns of cell renewal; The male and female germ cells; Summary; Further reading; References; Chapter 14. The small intestine; Introduction; Initial observations on sections of small intestine; The region inside the muscle layer; The muscle layer and the region outside it; Summary of function and structure of the jejunum; Variations in structure down the length of the small intestine; Summary; Further reading