Histology is that part of descriptive anatomy where the separate parts of the human body are studied by means of the microscope.
Osteology is that part of descriptive anatomy describing the number, form, structure and uses of bone.
Myology is that part of descriptive anatomy which treats of muscles.
Neurology is that part of descriptive anatomy which treats of nerves.
Syndesmology is that part of descriptive anatomy which treats of ligaments.
Angiology is that part of descriptive anatomy which treats of the blood-vessels and lymphatics.
Surgical or regional anatomy describes the relation which certain parts,—muscles, nerves, arteries, etc.,—bear to each other.
CHAPTER IV. HISTOLOGY.
Definition.
—Histology is that part of descriptive anatomy which treats of the intimate structure of the tissues as seen under the microscope.