Epithelial Tissues Flashcards
Function: stretches easily (to allow urine to stretch organs)
Transitional
Function: secretion and absorption
Simple Cuboidal
Function: propels particles forward using cilia; secretes mucus
Pseudostratified Columnar
Function: protection from abrasion
Stratified Squamous
Function: absorption and secretion of mucus
Simple Columnar
Location: pharynx & male urethra
Stratified Columnar
Location: urinary bladder, ureters, & urethra
Transitional
Location: skin, mouth, esophagus, vagina
Stratified Squamous
Location: lungs & blood vessels
Simple Squamous
Location: lining the digestive tract
Simple Columnar
Location: walls of glands and in the kidneys
Simple Cuboidal
Location: trachea & fallopian tubes
Pseudostratified Columnar
Location: in the ducts of sweat glands & mammary glands
Stratified Cuboidal
Stratified epithelium with a top layer that is sometimes squamous and sometimes dome-shaped
Transitional
One layer of flat cells
Simple Squamous
One layer of pillar-shaped cells
Simple Columnar
Column shaped cells of varying heights with varying nuclei positions
Pseudostratified Columnar
One layer of box-shaped cells
Simple Cuboidal
Two or more layers of pillar-shaped cells
Stratified Columnar
Two or more layers of flat cells
Stratified Squamous
Two or more layers of box-shaped cells
Stratified Cuboidal
