Epithelial Tissue
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- Simple Squamous
- One layer of flat cells. Usually forms membranes. Liens body cavities.
- Simple Cuboidal
- Single layer of cube-shaped cells. Common in glands and their ducts. Forms walls of kidney tubules. Covers the ovaries.
- Simple columnar
- Single layer of column like cells. Includes goblet cells, produce mucus. Lines digestive tract. Mucosae.
- Pseudostratified
- Single layered, but some cells are shorter than others. often look like a double cell layer. Sometimes ciliated (respiratory tract). absorption or secretion.
- Stratified Squamous
- Cells at the free edge are flattened. found as a protective covering where functino is common. located in skin, mouth, esophagus.
- Stratified cuboidal
- Two layers of cuboidal cells
- Stratified columnar
- Surface cells are columnar, cells underneath vary in size and shape.
- Stratified cuboidal and columnar
- rare in human body, found mainly in ducts of large glands.
- Transitional epithelium
- shape of cells depends upon the amount of stretching. lines organs of urinary system.
- Glandular epithelium
- 2 major types: endocrine (ductless, secretes hormones)and exocrine (empty through ducts to the epithelial surface, include sweat and oil glands)