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Definition
| protection, absorption, filtration. excretion, secretion and sometimes sensory reception |
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| Simple squamous epithelium |
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Definition
Single layer of flattened cells
Location: kidney, lining of the heart, blood vessels
Function: allows passage pf materials by diffusion |
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| Simple cuboidal epithelium |
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Definition
Single layer of cube-like cells
Location: kidney, ovaries, small glands
Function: Secretion and absorption |
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| Simple columnar epithelium |
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Definition
Single layer of tall cells
Location: digestive tract, gallbladder, uterine tubes
Function: Absorption, secretion of mucus, enzymes, and other subtances |
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| Pseudostratisfied columnar epithelium |
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Definition
Single layer of cells differing at different heights
Location: large glands, male urethra, upper respiratory tract
Functions: secretion of mucus |
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| Stratisfied squamous epithelium |
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Definition
Thick membrane, cuboidal or columnar, surface cells, flattened (squamous)
Location: esophagus, mouth, vagina
Function: protects underlying tissues subjected to abrasion |
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cuboidal or columnar surface cells, dome shaped
Location: bladder, uterus, urethra
Function: stretches readily and permits distension |
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