Histology Flashcards
Surfaces - stratified epithelium
2 or more
Surfaces - simple epithelium
1
Surfaces - pseudostraified
1
Surfaces - transitional
Depending on functional state
Main function of simple squamous epithelium
Exchange, lubrication, filtration
Epithelium of bowman’s capsule
Simple squamous
Epithelium - corneal endothelium
Simple squamous
Epithelium - PCT
Simple cuboidal with brush borders
Epithelium - intestines
Simple columnar
Epithelium - corneal epithelium
NKSSE
Primary function of simple squamous epithelium
Lubrication
Function of stratified epithelium
Protection
Epithelium - epidermis
SSKE
Epithelium - anal canal
NKSSE
Respiratory epithelium
Pseudostraified columnar ciliated with goblet cells
Where are goblet cells found
Respi tract
GIT
Function of micro villi
Absoeptib
Tight junction
Zonula occludens
Intercalated discs
Zonula adherens
Where do you see gap junctions
Muscular and nervous tissue
Nexus?
Aka gap junctions
Layers of the skin
Corneum Lucidum Granulosum Spinosum Basale
What is absent in thin skin?
Lucidum
Where are Langerhans cells located?
Spinousum