Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology and of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1431:177-212. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36727-4_9.
Histology or microanatomy is the science of the structure and function of tissues and organs in metazoic organisms at the cellular level. By definition, histology is dependent on a variety of microscope techniques, usually light or more recently virtual, as well as electron microscopy. Since its inception more than two centuries ago, histology has been an integral component of biomedical education, specifically for medical, dental, and veterinary students. Traditionally, histology has been taught in two sequential phases, first a didactic transfer of information to learners and secondly a laboratory segment in which students develop the skill of analyzing micrographic images. In this chapter, the authors provide an overview of how histology is currently taught in different global regions. This overview also outlines which educational strategies and technologies are used, and how the local and cultural environment influences the histology education of medical and other students in different countries and continents. Also discussed are current trends that change the teaching of this basic science subject.
组织学或微观解剖学是一门在细胞水平上研究后生动物组织和器官结构和功能的科学。根据定义，组织学依赖于各种显微镜技术，通常是光镜，或者最近是虚拟显微镜，以及电子显微镜。自两个多世纪前诞生以来，组织学一直是生物医学教育的一个组成部分，特别是对医学、牙科和兽医学生而言。传统上，组织学分为两个连续的阶段进行教学，首先是向学习者传授信息，其次是实验室阶段，学生在该阶段发展分析显微图像的技能。在这一章中，作者概述了组织学目前在不同全球地区的教学情况。概述还列出了所使用的教育策略和技术，以及当地和文化环境如何影响不同国家和大陆的医学生和其他学生的组织学教育。还讨论了改变这一基础科学学科教学的当前趋势。
