epithelia Flashcards
Kidney tubules
Simple cuboidal
Ducts
Simple cuboidal
Secretory portions of small glands
Simple cuboidal
Ovary
Simple cuboidal
Digestive tract
Non-ciliates columnar
Gallbladder
Non ciliates columnar
Excretory ducts
Non ciliates columnar
Small bronchi
Ciliates columnar
Uterine tubes
Ciliates columnar
Kidney glomeruli
Simple squamous
Alveoli of lungs
Simple squamous
Blood vessels
Simple squamous
Lymphatic vessels
Simple squamous
Large glands
Non ciliated simple pseudo stratified
Trachea/upper respiratory tract
Ciliated simple pseudostratified
Simple pseudostratified?
Secretion of mucus
Simple squamous
- passage of material by diffusion and filtration
- secretion of lubricating substances
Simple columnar
- absorption
- secretion of mucus, enzymes etc…
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Secretion and absorption
Stratified cuboidal
Protects underlying tissue
Sweat glands and salivary glands
Stratified cuboidal
Stratified columnar
Protection and secretion
Where would you find stratified columnar epithelium
It is very rare! In urethra or conjunctiva of eyes.
Stratified squamous epithelium
Protects underlying issue
Where would you find non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium?
- oesophagus
-mouth - vagina
- urethra
- anus
Where would you find keratinised squamous epithelium?
Skin
Function of transitional epithelium
It stretches allowing distension of urinary organ
Where would you find transitional epithelium
Ureter, bladder
