{"id":113,"date":"2018-06-18T16:24:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T20:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/advancedanatomy1sted\/chapter\/microscopic-anatomy\/"},"modified":"2018-11-29T15:00:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T20:00:51","slug":"microscopic-anatomy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/advancedanatomy1sted\/chapter\/microscopic-anatomy\/","title":{"raw":"Microscopic Anatomy","rendered":"Microscopic Anatomy"},"content":{"raw":"<strong>Microscopic anatomy <\/strong>(<em>micro<\/em>; small) is a branch of anatomy that relies on the use of microscopes to examine the smallest structures of the body; tissues, cells, and molecules. The extent to which microscopic anatomy can be examined is limited by the equipment available. Through a simple dissecting microscope, tissues can be viewed, organized and described. This is known as <strong>histology <\/strong>(his-TOL-o-je; the study of tissues). More powerful microscopes can examine smaller structures found within tissues, namely cells. <strong>Cytology <\/strong>(si-TOL-o-je; the study of cells) has been expanded to include the sub-cellular components of cells (known as organelles), and even the molecules that make up these organelles. Extremely powerful electron microscopes are required to see the structures at the molecular scale.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"517\"]<img class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/advancedanatomy1sted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/489\/2018\/06\/517px-Anna_Weber-van_Bosse-1.jpg\" width=\"517\" height=\"599\" alt=\"image\" \/> Portrait of Anna Antoinette Weber-van Bosse. Copyright holder: University of Amsterdam, Artis Library[\/caption]","rendered":"<p><strong>Microscopic anatomy <\/strong>(<em>micro<\/em>; small) is a branch of anatomy that relies on the use of microscopes to examine the smallest structures of the body; tissues, cells, and molecules. The extent to which microscopic anatomy can be examined is limited by the equipment available. Through a simple dissecting microscope, tissues can be viewed, organized and described. This is known as <strong>histology <\/strong>(his-TOL-o-je; the study of tissues). More powerful microscopes can examine smaller structures found within tissues, namely cells. <strong>Cytology <\/strong>(si-TOL-o-je; the study of cells) has been expanded to include the sub-cellular components of cells (known as organelles), and even the molecules that make up these organelles. Extremely powerful electron microscopes are required to see the structures at the molecular scale.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/advancedanatomy1sted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/489\/2018\/06\/517px-Anna_Weber-van_Bosse-1.jpg\" width=\"517\" height=\"599\" alt=\"image\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of Anna Antoinette Weber-van Bosse. 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