• Key Concepts sections providing comprehensive introductions to and summaries of the chapter in an easy-to-read format.
• Over 100 Clinical Correlations that conclude the examination of most normal tissues and structures with a discussion and visual example of relevant pathology.
• Numerous Clinical Content boxes highlighted in blue among the running text, sharpening the clinical focus.
• Synopsis boxes of the key structural and functional characteristics of cells, tissues, and organs, offering more than 50 opportunities for efficient review.
• Full labels directly on the more than 1,300 illustrations and micrographs allowing students to quickly identify structures.
• Expanded figure legends reviewing key concepts as applied directly to histology images.
• Chapter Summary tables summarizing each chapter or section in a high-yield format.
• An Illustrated Glossary of Histological and Pathological Terms introduces the book and the key terms used throughout.
• An Appendix explaining the general concept of tissue preparation and staining — key knowledge for the histology student.

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