Histology Practical Manual 6/E R.P. 2026

Histology Practical Manual, 6th Edition is our NMC Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum-aligned practical guide built specifically for the MBBS histology laboratory. This new edition adds fresh slides mapped to the current National Medical Commission syllabus and keeps the manual's slide-by-slide practical format: a hand-drawn H&E diagram for every prescribed slide, a lettered legend translating each labeled structure, and short must-know Identification Points that tell students exactly what examiners look for.

Across 77 practical slides we take students from the foundational tissues (epithelium, connective tissue, cartilage, bone, muscle, nerve) through every major organ system - lymphoid organs, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, male and female reproductive, endocrine, special senses, and central nervous system - finishing at the spinal cord. Each slide entry combines the labeled diagram and identification points with bulleted structure-and-function notes, and we have included compare-and-contrast microscopic features tables so related slides (for example artery vs vein, or the salivary gland types) can be revised side by side.

Who This Book Is For:

MBBS 1st Year (First Professional) Students: the primary practical-exam companion for the histology component of the Anatomy syllabus.

UG Medical Students preparing for practicals and viva: a slide-by-slide reference to identify structures under the microscope and answer viva questions confidently.

Why This Book Helps:

Cuts down slide identification to the essentials: each diagram is paired with only the identification points examiners actually expect, not an entire chapter of prose.

Structures viva and spotter preparation: the numbered Identification Points format mirrors how students are actually questioned in practical exams.

Speeds up last-minute revision: the compare-and-contrast microscopic features tables let students revise similar tissues together instead of flipping between separate slide pages.

Stays fully aligned to the current syllabus: new slides were added specifically to match the NMC CBME curriculum, so there is nothing extra to study beyond what is examined.

Key Features:

77 practical slides spanning basic tissues and every organ system, from Simple Epithelium to Spinal Cord.

Hand-drawn H&E diagrams for every slide included in the undergraduate syllabus.

Short, specific numbered Identification Points for each slide.

Compare-and-contrast microscopic features tables for quick revision during exams.

Authored by Balakrishna Shetty and Sweekritha H Poonja, Anatomy faculty at AJ Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangaluru, each with 10+ years of UG and PG teaching experience.