Book excerpt: This book is designed for undergraduate medical and dental students. The present updated edition is an illustrated account of microscopic structures of tissues and organs in a simple and precise language. The text is extremely student-friendly. Concise, point-wise presentation of text for easy learning and quick recapitulation during exams Line diagrams for basic understanding of the tissues/organs Pencil sketches of sections (haematoxylin & eosin stained) along with salient points of identification, well integrated with text for understanding technical details of structures at the backdrop of theory Practicals comprising excellent quality large sized microphotographs at the end of the theory with detailed explanations of what students are expected to observe Clinical correlation of certain important structures Self-assessment exercise at the end of each chapter for revision of the topics studied