Epithelium Tissues Flashcards
1
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Modification of stratified epithelium.
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Transitional
2
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One layer
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Simple
3
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Forms boundaries between different environments, protects, secretes, absorbs, and filters.
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Epithelial Tissues
4
Q
More than one layer of cells.
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Stratified
5
Q
Modification of simple epithelium.
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Pseudostratified
6
Q
Cell arrangement: Circle-ish cube
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Cuboidal
7
Q
Cell arrangement: long and tall
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Columnar
8
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Cell arrangement: flat
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Squamous
9
Q
- Found in the lining of lungs and blood vessels
- Mediators of filtration and diffusion
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Simple Squamous Epithelium
10
Q
- Secret mucus that coats and protects the surrounding surface from damage
- Found in the cornea, inner ear, and nose
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Simple Columnar Epithelium
11
Q
- Found in kidney
- Absorption and secretion
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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
12
Q
- Usually in trachea
- Protects the lungs from these irritants
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Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
13
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- Enable tissue to contract and expand
- Urinary tract
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Transitional Epithelium
