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| tightly packed, no space in between cells, exhibits tight junctions and in some areas that must stretch, desmosomes |
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| epithelium does not have any blood vessels in it. Therefore, it must obtain nutrients and remove wastes by diffusion from and into the underlying connective tissue (LCT) which has a very good blood supply. You will be learning much more about the vascular supply of epithelium in the cutaneous membrane. |
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| cell shape ranges from cuboidal to squamous depending on the degree of stretch experienced by the cell. |
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| generally single layered, where all cells contact the basal lamina, but not all of the cells reach the exposed surface of the tissue layer; |
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| generally single layered, where all cells contact the basal lamina, but not all of the cells reach the exposed surface of the tissue layer; |
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