Mammalian Histology (B408) is taught in the fall semester annually and is one of the courses required for the Medical Scholars Program with the Jefferson Medical College. Consequently, it is taught at a comprehensive level and concentrates heavily on human tissues and organ systems. A strong component of this course is tissue structure at the ultrastructural level and how it relates to structure-functional relationships at the light microscopic level. A sizeable collection of color light microscopic images as well as black and white electron microscopic images have been archived and can be accessed by links with this home page. These images files have been produced by:

Dr. Roger C. Wagner Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences University of Delaware rags@udel.edu
Dr. Fred E. Hossler Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology East Tennessee State University College of Medicine semtemman@aol.com

In addition, labeled illustrations used in lecture have been digitized and may be used for study purposes. Three dimensional models are often useful for understanding the volume structure represented by two dimensional images and several of these are also linked to this page.

Click here for COURSE SYLLABUS and LABORATORY GUIDE

Links to other Histology Websites: HISTOLOGY WORLD (a fun, educational Histology site), LUMEN

WAGNER-HOSSLER MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY IMAGES

Color Histology Images

Color (8-bit) gif files of light microscopic images are archived according to tissue type and organ systems. The majority of these are stained with hematoxylin and eosin but in several cases more specialized stains are employed. Index pages and files can be accessed by clicking on red button above.

Low Magnification Histology Images

Low magnification images taken with a Leitz Photomakroskope permit surveillance of large tissue regions and entire organs giving a perspective
seldom acheived with a conventional compound microscope.

This is an archive of compressed histology images that can be examined as though the viewer were using a microscope.  These high resolution images have been compressed without loss of image resolution, resulting in faster downloading times and excellent quality.

Cell and Tissue Ultrastructure

Transmission and scanning electron micrographs are archived as 8 bit grey-scale images and are listed according to tissue type and organ system. These are meant to compliment the light microscopic images and reveal structural detail not observable by light microscopy.

Mammalian Histology Lectures

Power point presentations and digitized images of labeled illustrations used in lectures are listed according to lecture schedule and can be browsed for study purposes.

Three Dimensional Models

Three dimensional models of tissue and cell structures have been constructed and rendered to provide realistic interpretations of volume structures not evident in two dimensional tissue sections.

Animated Sequences of Three Dimensional Biological Models

Three-dimensional biological models generated with various versions of STRATAVISION are examined by video sequences of rotating models or camera flythroughs, in and around models.

Just for Fun (Wagart Page)- Aliens, Models, Anaglyphs, Colored EMs,Confocals and Other Worlds

Aliens	Models	Anaglyphs	Colored EMs	Confocals	Other Worlds