Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas, 6th Edition

by Barbara Young, Geraldine O’Dowd, Phillip Woodford
November 2013

Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas, 6th Edition is a highly regarded atlas that combines clear explanatory text with high-quality color micrographs to illustrate the relationship between tissue structure and function. Widely used in medical and veterinary education, this book provides a strong foundation in normal histology essential for understanding pathology and clinical disease.

Take a simple approach to understanding the fundamentals with Wheater’s Functional Histology. Offering concise text accompanied by hundreds of captions and images of histology slides, this best-selling textbook will equip you with all the must-know histology information you need to complete your courses and ace your exams.

• Recognize the microscopic structure of normal human tissues and how it relates to function with the help of over 900 high-quality histology images and illustrations.
• Master how to apply histology in a clinical context through coverage of common clinical conditions in each chapter.
• Access the entire contents online at Student Consult, including all of the images, a virtual histolab, and USMLE-style self-assessment questions and rationales.