Epithelial Types Summary Flashcards
simple squamous
blood vessels, lymph vessels. air sacs of lungs, lining of heart
simple cuboidal
ducts and secretory portions of small glands and kidney tubules
simple columnar
cilliated - bronchi, uterine tubes, uterus
non cilliated- digestive tract and bladder
pseudostratified columnar
trachea and upper respiratory
stratified squamous
esophagus, mouth, vagina
stratified cuboidal
sweat glands, salivary glands and mammary glands
stratified columnar
male urethra
transitional epithelium
lines bladder, urethra, ureters “urothelium”
urothelium
transitional epithelium that lines the bladder , urethra and ureters
tissue that lines blood vessels, lymph vessels. air sacs of lungs, lining of heart
simple squamous
tissue that lines ducts and secretory portions of small glands and kidney tubules
simple cuboidal
tissue that lines cilliated - bronchi, uterine tubes, uterus
non cilliated- digestive tract and bladder
simple columnar
tissue that comprises the trachea and upper respiratory
pseudostratified columnar
tissue that comprises the esophagus, mouth, vagina
stratified squamous
tissue that comprises the sweat glands, salivary glands and mammary glands
stratified cuboidal