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