Pathology involves the study of the causes, mechanisms, morphological changes, and clinical significance of disease processes. The core aspects of pathology include etiology, pathogenesis, morphologic changes, and clinical significance. Techniques of pathology include autopsy, biopsy, cytology, and experimental animal models. Modern pathology utilizes various microscopic and molecular techniques to observe morphological changes at the histological, cytological, ultrastructural, immunohistochemical, and molecular levels to classify and diagnose diseases.