Histology Flashcards
Stratified
Many layers
Found where protection is important
Found in skin, oesophagus, urethra, bladder
Simple
Single layer
Found in areas of absorption and filtration. Lining of body’s cavities
Simple squamous epithelium (Mesothelium)
Single layer, thin epithelia
Alveoli of lungs. Lines cavities e.g peritoneal, peritoneum
Simple sqaumous (endothelium)
Lining of heart and blood vessels
Simple cubiodal
Large surface area
Secretion and absorption
Glands and Ducts
Simple columnar
Elongated nuclei, lower in cell
Collecting ducts of kidneys, lining of stomach
Simple pseudostratified
Lining of nasal cavity, bronchi
Protection and secretion
Stratified squamous
Surface of skin, oral cavity
Physical protection against abrasion, pathogens and chemical attack
Stratified cuboidal
Lining of some ducts (rare)
Sweat duct gland
Protection, secretion, absorption
Stratified columnar
Mammary glands, salivary glands
Protection
Stratified Transitional
Urinary bladder
Permits expansion and recoil after stretching
Tight junctions
Prevents movement of molecules between cells and prevents movement of apical or basal proteins. Have interlocking proteins called zonula occludens and adherens
Zona Occludens
Scaffolding proteins for the assembly of tight junction complexes and provide link with cytoskeleton
Zona Adherens
Stabilise cell to cell contact.
Regulate actin cytoskeleton
Regulate cell signalling
Contraction pulls microvilli apart, makes it easier for molecules to get down and be absorbed by the cell
Has transmembrane proteins E-cadherin connection to B-catenin
Desmosomes
Linking epithelial cells together and provide strength to layers. Has organized network of keratin