 | Term | Definition |
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cellularity |
cells closely bound to each other by cell junctions making a wide sheet |
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columnar epithelium |
tall, thin cells; taller than is wide; grouped by nonciliated & ciliated |
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endocrine gland |
cells that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
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epithelial tissue |
sheets of cells covering exposed surfaces, line body cavities, ducts, vessels |
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glandular epithelium |
made up of cells that produce secretions classified as endocrine or exocrine; number of gland cells & nature of secretion; example is columnar epithelium with goblet cells |
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keratinised stratified squamous |
kept moist by keratin; found in skin, tongue & external portion of lips |
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mucous glands |
most are multicellular with exception to unicellular goblet cells |
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multicellular glands |
have many cells that may form a secretory sheet of epithelium in the linings of stomach & uterus |
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non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium |
must be kept moist by bodily secretions to prevent drying out; found in cornea, oral cavity, vagina, rectum, esophogus |
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pseudostratified |
1 cell layer but appears to be multiple due to irregular shape |
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serous glands |
cell type that produce a thin, watery protein rich secretion; found in all cavity linings of pericardial, pleural & pericardial |
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simple columnar epithelium |
high volume secretion; found in digestive tube; makes exocrine glands |
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simple cuboidal epithelium |
fx: ion pumping; absorption, secretion, protection; found in ovaries, thyroid gland, kidney tubules; |
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simple squamous |
found in alveoli of lungs; lining of blood vessels (endothelium); lines body cavities' is osmosis & diffusion |
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squamous shape |
flat, irregular-shaped cells |
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stratified columnar epithelium |
rare epithelium found in large duct of salivary gland; found in between stratified squamous and pseudostratified |
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stratified cuboidal epithelium |
found in sweat & salivary glands |
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stratified layer |
2 or more cell layers, only the deepest layer touches the basement membrane |
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stratified squamous |
top layer is flat but other layers may not be; can be keratinized or not; covers surfaces needing protection; cells bound tightly together |
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unicellular glands |
type of gland; example: mucus secreting goblet cells; found in epithelium of respiratory & intestinal tract |
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