1. Preface

The microscopic architecture and organization of cells, tissues, and organs in relation to function is a central and fundamental component in the study of Medicine. The rationale for studying this organization is obvious, or will become so, and is based upon many factors. However, the "Top Ten Reasons for Studying Histology" are as follows.

1. It is the prelude and absolute prerequisite for the study of pathology. For medicine as well as medical education it has been said that if the normal is learned so well and imprinted into the brain, then the abnormal will be automatically recognized.
2. It is the underlying fabric of form and function for all biological processes in health and in disease. (We try to understand the structure and function of our body's organ systems to achieve better management of their clinical problems: Frost HM Anat Rec 262:398-419, 2001).
3. It provides the scaffolding of cells and tissues upon which to construct the principles of other basic sciences as well as many clinical sciences, including biochemistry, physiology, immunology, hematology, oral pathology......
4. It is an excellent arena for honing skills in problem solving and critical thinking.
5. It is an ideal subject for learning to construct and develop mental algorithms and tree structures-- important skills that are essential for all medical diagnoses.
6. It is an optimal medium for developing visual skills*. As Yogi Berra has pointed out, "you can observe a lot just by watching."
7. It is a subject of images with great density. As a corollary to number 6, these images can provide the observant viewer with a wealth of information*. Indeed, "a picture IS worth a thousand words."
8. It can also be helpful for sharpening one's listening skills. Despite any shortcomings its lecturers may exhibit, histology can be likened to the "note" (pun intended) on Wagner's music in Mark Twain's Autobiography (1924): "[it's much] better than it sounds."
9. It has often been said - perhaps since an early enunciation by the Roman philosopher and statesman Lucius Annaeus Seneca (ca. 3-5BC-65AD) - that "all art is but imitation of life". Much later, Oscar Wilde offered the following: "All that I desire to point out is the general principle that Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life" (Intentions, 1891). Indeed, it is our contentions that Life IS Art. In this regard, please consider histology as a survey of some of the greatest architectural and artistic masterpieces of the living form.*
10. And finally, to paraphrase the distinguished Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana (1863- 1952): Those who cannot remember histology are condemned to repeat it (The Life of Reason, Vol 1, 1905).

2. Readings

3. Schedule

SCHEDULE
Session - Hours	Lecture/Lab Topic	Lecturer	Readings (r=Ross a=Avery b=Berkovitz)
Cells & Tissues
1 - 4 hours	Cells, Tissues & Organs: Methods of Study: Histochemistry; Cells & Organelles	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 1r, 2r
2 - 3 hours	Epithelium & Glands	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 3r, 4r
3 - 4 hours	Epithelial Specializations	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 3r, 4r
	Quiz #1
4 - 4 hours	Blood	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 9r
5 - 3 hours	Connective Tissue Proper	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 5r, 6r
6 - 4 hours	Cartilage & Bone	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 7r, 8r
7 - 3 hours	Osteogenesis	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 8r
	Quiz #2
8 - 4 hours	Muscle	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 10r
9 - 4 hours	Nervous Tissue	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 11r
Organs & Systems
10 - 3 hours	Organology	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 10 (HistoNotes)
	Review
11 - 4 hours	Examination 1	Staff
12 - 4 hours	Integument	Dr. Marchant	Ch. 14r
13 - 3 hours	Cardiovascular System	Dr. Sonnenschein	Ch. 12r
14 - 4 hours	Alimentary System: Oral Cavity Overview; Oral Mucosa	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 14ab, 15a
15 - 4 hours	Alimentary System: Oral Cavity Salivary Glands	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 17a, 16b
	Quiz #3
16 - 3 hours	Alimentary System: Oral Cavity Odontogenesis	Dr. Marchant	Ch. 5a, 6a, 21ffb
17 - 4 hours	Alimentary System: Oral Cavity Eruption & Shedding	Dr. Nurminsky	Ch. 7a, 26b
18 - 4 hours	Alimentary System: Oral Cavity Enamel	Dr. Marchant	Ch. 9a, 7b
19 - 3 hours	Alimentary System: Oral Cavity Dentin/Pulp	Dr. Giunta	Ch. 10a, 11a, 9b, 10b
20 - 2 hours	Alimentary System: Oral Cavity Cementun/Periodontium	Dr. Giunta	Ch. 13a, 15a, 11b, 12b
	Quiz #4
20 - 2 hours	Temporomandibular Joint	Dr. Mehta	20a, 15b
21 - 3 hours	Review	TBA
22 - 4 hours	Examination II	Staff
23 - 3 hours	Lymphoid (Immune) System I	Dr. Marchant	Ch. 13r
24 - 4 hours	Lymphoid (Immune) System II	Dr. Marchant	Ch. 13r
25 - 4 hours	Alimentary System: Esophagus & Stomach	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 16r
26 - 3 hours	Alimentary System: Intestines	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 16r
27 - 4 hours	Alimentary System: Liver, GB & Pancreas	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 17r
	Quiz #5
28 - 4 hours	Respiratory System	Dr. Marchant	Ch. 18r
29 - 3 hours	Urinary System	Dr. Nurminsky	Ch. 19r
30 - 4 hours	Review	Dr. Gustafson
31 - 4 hours	Examination III	Staff
32 - 3 hours	Endocrine Glands I	Dr. Soto	Ch. 20r
33 - 4 hours	Endocrine Glands II	Dr. Soto	Ch. 20r
34 - 4 hours	Genital System: Male	Dr. Gustafson	Ch. 22r
	Quiz #6
35 - 3 hours	Genital System: Female	Dr. Soto	Ch. 21r
36 - 3 hours	Examination IV	Staff

4. Course Faculty

5. Examinations and Quizzes