Hortsch, Michael, Carneiro Girão-Carmona, Virgínia Cláudia, Rocha de Melo Leite, Ana Caroline, Nikas, Ilias P., Koney-Kwaku Koney, Nii, Yohannan, Doris George, Oommen, Aswathy Maria, Li, Yan, Meyer, Amanda J., and Chapman, Jamie (2023) Teaching Cellular Architecture: The Global Status of Histology Education. In: Cui, D., Meyer, E.R., and Rea, P.M., (eds.) Biomedical Visualisation. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1431 . Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 177-212.

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Abstract

Histology or microanatomy is the science of the structure and function of tissues and organs in metazoic organisms at the cellular level. By definition, histology is dependent on a variety of microscope techniques, usually light or more recently virtual, as well as electron microscopy. Since its inception more than two centuries ago, histology has been an integral component of biomedical education, specifically for medical, dental, and veterinary students. Traditionally, histology has been taught in two sequential phases, first a didactic transfer of information to learners and secondly a laboratory segment in which students develop the skill of analyzing micrographic images. In this chapter, the authors provide an overview of how histology is currently taught in different global regions. This overview also outlines which educational strategies and technologies are used, and how the local and cultural environment influences the histology education of medical and other students in different countries and continents. Also discussed are current trends that change the teaching of this basic science subject.

Item ID:	84981
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-3-031-36726-7
ISSN:	0065-2598
Copyright Information:	© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2025 01:04
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