Epithelial Tissue Review

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one layer of box-shaped cells

simple cuboidal

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one layer of flat cells

simple squamous

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one layer of pillar-shaped cells

simple columnar

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stratified epithelium with a top layer that is sometimes squamous and sometimes dome-shaped

transitional

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two or more layers of box-shaped cells

stratified cuboidal

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two or more layers of flat cells

stratified squamous

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two or more layers of pillar-shaped cells

stratified columnar

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column shaped cells of varying heights with varying nuclei positions

pseudostratified columnar

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function: absorption and secretion of mucus

simple columnar

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function: propels particles forward using cilia; secretes mucus

pseudostratified columnar

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function: protection from abrasion

stratified squamous

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function: secretion and absorption

simple cuboidal

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function: stretches easily (to allow urine to stretch organs)

transitional

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function: thin for diffusion

simple squamous

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location: in the ducts of sweat glands and mammary glands

stratified cuboidal

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location: lining the digestive track

simple columnar

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location: lungs and blood vessels

simple squamous

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location: pharynx and male urethra

stratified columnar

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location: skin, mouth, esophagus, vagina

stratified squamous

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location: trachea and fallopian tubes

pseudostratified columnar

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location: urinary bladder, ureters, and urethra

transitional

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location: walls of glands and in the kidneys

simple cuboidal

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