By the end of this chapter you will be able to:

• Define the terms: pathology, pathophysiology and pathologist.
• Find more specimens like the ones that appear in this book.
• Describe at a basic level how specimens are obtained and prepared for viewing.
• Describe the different characteristics that are looked at during the examination of specimens.
• Demonstrate the basic characteristics of epithelial tissue.
• Describe the different forms epithelial cells come in.
• Identify epithelial cells under the microscope.