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MICHIGAN HISTOLOGY MANUAL UPDATE:
Please note that on November 15th, 2025, an updated version of the Michigan Histology Laboratory Manual was posted. The Sample Still Image files were relocated to a different, more permanent server and the old URL links will eventually expire. If you have downloaded the old PDF file of the Manual prior to November 15th, 2025, please replace it with the new PDF file. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. This change does not affect access to the virtual slides or the online use of the Manual.
DO NOT REQUEST ACCESS TO THE DROPBOX FOLDER from your Gmail/Google Account.
Such requests will be ignored and deleted. You can access and download the Manual's PDF file without requesting Dropbox folder access privileges.
Dear University of Michigan Histology Website Users,
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 supporting this resource go to the University of Michigan HITS team, particularly to Michael Blake and Naveen Jain.
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 and the manual 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/Manual 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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