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Dear University of Michigan Histology Website Users,
As the software framework of the previous Michigan Histology Website urgently needed updating, a new structure was implemented to offer the Michigan Histology laboratory manual and virtual slides. All Michigan Histology resources are still free and open to non-University of Michigan users. The content of the previous website was consolidated into a 300-page manual that can be accessed and used online via the link below, but can also be downloaded as a PDF file. A live internet connection is required to activate the embedded links to the virtual light and electron microscopy images. Please use the manual’s index (page 2) to jump to specific topics and back. Two complete lists with links to all University of Michigan virtual light and electron micrographs can be found at the end of the manual.
The Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of Michigan Medical School provides this manual for the study of cells, tissues and organs. Special thanks for maintaining, upgrading, and supporting this resource goes to the University of Michigan HITS team.
More background about the Michigan Histology Website is available in the following open-access publication: M. Hortsch; "The Michigan Histology Website as an Example of a Free Anatomical Resource Serving Learners and Educators Worldwide." Anat. Sci. Educ. Vol, 16 (3), 363-71, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.2239
Please note that the material provided on this website is copyrighted and that a permission is required for any commercial use (including textbooks for sale and publications that are not open access). Otherwise this material is made available under a BY-SA-NC Creative Commons license 4.0.
We appreciate that you are using the Michigan Histology Website and are honored to share our resources with students and educators worldwide. Please contact hortsch at umich.edu with any comments or corrections.
Keep learning histology!
Michael Hortsch, Ph.D.,
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. Fellow of the American Association for Anatomy and 2023 Recipient of the Association’s Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award. 2025 Recipient of the Elizabeth Crosby Award from the University of Michigan Galens Medical Society
The SecondLook™ Review Resources
for histology and other biomedical topics are available at no cost in three formats (iOS mobile apps, website applications, and downloadable Anki files).
The following website has links for free downloads:
Dr. Michael Hortsch is Professor in the Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology and of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. He joined UM in 1991, where he performed research on the biological role of neural cell adhesion molecules. Since 2010, he concentrates his professional efforts on medical education, specifically the teaching histology to medical, dental, and undergraduate/graduate students. He is a Fellow of the American Association for Anatomy and the recipient of the association’s 2023 Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award. In 2025, he received the Elizabeth Crosby Award for outstanding pre-clinical basic science teaching from the University of Michigan Galens Medical Society.
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