DiFiore's Atlas of Histology With Functional Correlations

By Victor P Eroschenko

Book Overview

This atlas's distinctive, full-color, schematic illustrations have earned lasting renown for superb explanation of basic histology concepts. This edition includes 120 newly improved illustrations; an additional nine micrographs; and a new chapter on cell biology. The atlas presents its hallmark magnification of the minutia of organ and tissue structures to show the functions of microscopic structures and how functions work. Part One explains tissues and their relationship to their systems; Part Two addresses organs in a similar way. A brand-new electronic supplement now allows students to practice identifying structures in micrographs using a "labels on/labels off" toggle, "hotspots" (a mark on an image indicating the presence of a hidden label, ideal for self testing), and a self-test for productive learning. An instructor's version of the image bank is also available, which includes an additional 600 images not found in the book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781750210
• ISBN13: 9780781750219
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.0" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

very good

I bought this book for my niece and she is absolutely tickled with the info for med school also that she is able to view the website is a bonus

Atlas of Histology with Functional correlations

The book is an excellent source of information and my friends and I loved using it with our class projects.

Excellent book to start your medical career

I'm a 2nd year medical student as of April 2006. This book helped me a lot to put the whole picture togather. I even refer back to this book when reviewing for pathology. The book title says it all...Histology pictures with functional correlations. All the body organ system presented with very good slide view pictures, which are all labeled + text explaining the labels and functional aspects of all the labels. This book helped me connect all the body organs. I highly recommend this book for basic science histology class. Start your medical career right w/ choosing the right books and this is one of them.

Di Fiore's : A Med student's savior

This Atlas is perfect for a first year medical student who has not taken histology before. It is truly better than all the rest since it presents both illustrations and as well as photos. The illustrations in particular are what allow a new student to grasp the major ideas behind a particular slide.

An invaluable reference work for Histology students

I am a senior physiology/neurobiology major taking a course in histology who is fortunate enough to have a copy of Di Fiore's atlas. In fact, I have all but substituted the atlas for the course textbook. Here's why... According to Aristotle, art captures the universal essence of things. In few places have I seen the truth of this claim as clearly as in Di Fiore's Atlas. The illustrations in this remarkable atlas truly present the structural features of tissues and organs in an idealized, universal way that has helped me identify actual, imperfect samples time after time. Not only are the images of the atlas of superb quality; the text ("functional correlations") are also top-class. In fact, Eroschenko's text is what every student dreams of: a streamlined presentation of only the most relevant information, without the choppy feel of an outline. So if you are looking for a histology atlas with excellent illustrations that show the universal features of tissues and organs and a very economical, no-nonsense text, then Di Fiore's Atlas is for you!