Having studied this chapter, we anticipate that the reader will have the basic knowledge necessary for understanding the terminology mentioned in the upcoming chapters. “Histology” is the examination of normal cells and tissue and is performed with the aid of a microscope.
This chapter begins with an overview of anatomy and a preview of the body regions and functions. It introduces a set of standard terms for body structures and for planes and positions in the body that will serve as a foundation for more comprehensive information covered later in the text.
Histopathology techniques refer to procedures that must be carried out to produce histological preparations of diseased tissue which will be analyzed visually.
Conclusions Histopathology is basic knowledge for a pathologist. Making a definite diagnosis, planning therapy, and predicting the prognosis of patients’ diseases are very dependent on changes in their macroscopic and microscopic structures.