Semester 2

Welcome to VET2124:Veterinary Histology! Also known as microscopic anatomy, histology is the study of cells and tissues. The main objective of this module is for the veterinary students to learn how the four basic kinds of tissues (epithelial tissues, connective tissue and mesenchymal cells, muscle and nervous tissues) are assembled into the different organs and organ systems of the body. Students will be asked to learn a large number of new vocabulary words and to develop the “microscopic eye” for details that help them tell cells and structures apart. Additionally, this module will serve as a “teaser” to General Pathology which follows this module and emphasizes the pathophysiology of disease through the microscopic study of diseased tissue.