The medical discipline of anatomy is subdivided into macroanatomy and microanatomy. The study of microanatomy (or histology) concentrates on how cells and tissues are arranged to optimize biological function. Our department focuses on teaching human microanatomy along with the process of human development to medical students.
We provide courses to study these disciplines in order to:
Gain a histological understanding of normal tissue and cellular structures.
Identify normal histological structures and relate morphological characteristics to biological functions.
Gain an understanding of the developmental origin and process of normal tissue and cellular structures.
Our department maintains a large collection of histological specimens along with digital images for the observation and analysis of normal tissue structures. Standard light microscopy, fluorescence-based immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy are also techniques utilized for teaching.
Our courses will complement concepts introduced in macroanatomy lessons and aim to integrate macroscopic to microscopic structures of the same organ and region of human body. Together we aim for a deep understanding of the morphologic chracterisitics of the human body. Ultimately, medical students should aim to understand and appreciate the normal structures and the differences from that of the diseased.
Gain a histological understanding of normal tissue and cellular structures.
Identify normal histological structures and relate morphological characteristics to biological functions.
Gain an understanding of the developmental origin and process of normal tissue and cellular structures.
Our department maintains a large collection of histological specimens along with digital images for the observation and analysis of normal tissue structures. Standard light microscopy, fluorescence-based immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy are also techniques utilized for teaching.
Our courses will complement concepts introduced in macroanatomy lessons and aim to integrate macroscopic to microscopic structures of the same organ and region of human body. Together we aim for a deep understanding of the morphologic chracterisitics of the human body. Ultimately, medical students should aim to understand and appreciate the normal structures and the differences from that of the diseased.
Please click here for the Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine Curriculum.(Japanese)
Segment1:
Introduction to cell morphology |
Segment2:
Introduction to histology Epithelial tissue Glandular tissue (exocrine and endocrine) Connective tissue Connective tissue proper Specialized connective tissue (bone, cartilage, blood) Muscle tissue Nervous tissue |
Segment3:
Introduction to embryology Gametogenesis Fertilization to implantation Bilaminar and trilaminar germ disc development Placenta and umbilical cord Development of ectoderm Development of mesoderm Development of endoderm System-based embryology Development of digestive tract Development of respiratory tract Development of head and neck (pharyngeal arches) |
Segment4:
System-based embryology Development of cardiovascular system System-based histology Histology of cardiovascular system Histology of respiratory system Histology of urinary system Histology of female reproductive system Histology of male reproductive system |
Segment5:
System-based histology Histology of endocrine system Histology of digestive system |
Segment6:
System-based histology Histology of the central nervous system Histology of vestibulo-auditory system Histology of the eye Histology of the skin |
Segment7:
System-based histology
Histology of hematopoietic and lymphoid organs
Histology of hematopoietic and lymphoid organs
Please click here for the Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine Curriculum.(Japanese)
Tokyo Women's Medical University
Department of Microscopic Anatomy and Developmental Biology 8-1 Kawada-cho Shinjyuku-ku
Education & reserach building, 5F 162-8666, Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Women's Medical University(English) |