Epithelial Tissue Types and Functions

EPITHELIAL TISSUE ,[object Object]

There are three types of epithelial tissues: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Characterisitics of epithelial cells: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Three features are important in the classification of epithelium: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Simple cuboidal epithelium is found in glandular tissue and in the kidney tubules. Simple columnar epithelium lines the stomach and intestines. Pseudostratified columnar epithelium lines portions of the respiratory tract and some of the tubes of the male reproductive tract. Transitional epithelium can be distended or stretched. Glandular epithelium is specialized to produce and secrete substances.

Simple Squamous Ep ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Simple Cuboidal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Simple Columnar ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3. Surface Specializations: ,[object Object]

Cilia ,[object Object],[object Object]

Psuedostratified Ciliated Columnar Ep. ,[object Object],[object Object]

Stratified Squamous ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Stratified Cuboidal or Columnar ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Transitional Ep ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

GLANDULAR EPITHELIA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mechanisms of Secretion: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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