NORMAL HISTOLOGY (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Normal HistologyThe general plan and scope of this outline of histology are the result of experience in teaching this subject to students of medicine under conditions which require economy of time. In order to accomplish the greatest amount of instruction under these circum stances it seemed necessary to present, early in the course, certain generalizations which might be kept constantly in mind and assist the memory in retaining facts by showing their logical correlation. The broad ideas of almost universal applicability which were chosen for this purpose were first, the conception of the cell as the active constituent of tissues second, the general rule that the ele mentary tissues are composed of cells and intercellular substances, and that their differences depend upon the preportions or characters of those constituents, third, that the structural details of the dif ferent tissues are intimately correlated to their usefulness - i. E., that function and structure are mutually dependent upon each other, being but two aspects of a single device or arrangement, and, fourth, that the ability of tissues to perform active functions is, in the main, roughly proportional to the number or size of the cells entering into their structure.The author believes that his experience has shown that the early introduction of these fundamental ideas has been a distinct aid to the student and it is his belief that such would also be the case no matter to what limits the course of instruction in this subject might be extended.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, suc