A Melancholy Scene of Devastation

The chapters are simple and easy to follow with plenty of room along the margins to take additional notes. The clinical considerations at the end of each section are also helpful in showing how cell biology plays a role in pathology. For a quick review, this book also provides figures and tables that summarize the information in an integrative way. These figures are helpful in understanding the whole picture after reading the points. For the most part, the diagrams are self-explanatory. The only figure that falls short in its educative purpose is the one on cellular junctions. Unfortunately, the pictures of the different junctions are provided without labels. However, it must be remembered that Cell Biology is only a review book, and although the figures can be helpful, there may be a need to supplement this book with another for the pictures. Overall, Cell Biology and Histology is a good investment for Board review. It is a quick and easy way to relearn the basic concepts of cell biology and more. Grace Shih Medical Student Yale University School of Medicine