Epithelial Tissue
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epithelial tissue
a tissue that covers the body surface and lines internal cavities/hollow organs and and forms glands.
characteristic of epithelial tissue
tightly packed cells
function
external: protects body from drying out, injury, and bacteria.
what does epithelial tissue always do/have?
a free surface (like air touching the skin)
simple epithelial tissue
composed of one layer of cells
stratified epithelial tissue
two or more lays of cell
simple squamous epithelial
single layer of flat epithelial tissue lining the lungs, blood vessels, and heart.
stratified squamous epithelium
many layers of flattened cells lining various orfices of the body.
cuboidal epithelium
single layer of cube shaped cells attached to a basement membrane in the glands and kidney tubules.
non-keritanized stratified simple squamous