epithelium Flashcards
1
Q
Simple squamous
Stratified squamous
Simple cuboidal
Simple columnar
Pseudostratified columnar
A
exchange of gases/nutrients in blood vessels/alveoli.
protection/barriers, in the oral cavity/oesophagus. Some is keratinised so is waterproof.
secretion/absorption, in glands and kidney tubules.
secretion/absorption, in the gastro-intestinal tract, some have microvilli (e.g. in the small intestine)
look stratified, as in more than one layer, but are actually simple. Have cilia and goblet cells, in trachea/airways as a mucocilary escalator.
