Epithelial tissue (Large Print)
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- Synopsis
- The image shows the cross section of four types of epithelial tissue. A locator dot and title are shown. These must always be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The four types of epithelial tissue are: 1. squamous 2. cuboidal 3. columnar 4. ciliated Types 1, 2 and 3 may be one layer thick (simple) or multiple layers (stratified). Type 4 is only one layer thick. 1. Squamous: cells are flattened, smooth membrane, found lining heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and alveoli. 2. Cuboidal: cells are cube-like shape, involved with secretion, absorption and excretion, found lining kidney tubules and some glands. 3. Columnar: elongated (rectangular) cells, contain a mixture of cells, some absorb the products of digestion, others secrete mucus (goblet cells, found lining ducts of glands, gall bladder, organs of the alimentary canal. 4. Ciliated:have fine hair-like protrusions called cilia on outer surface, wave-like motion of cilia propel the contents of tubes in one direction, found lining respiratory passages and uterine tubes.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 12/22/16
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Science
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.