Lecture 30- Epithelium Flashcards
What type of junctions connects epithelial cells to each other and to the basement membrane?
Each other- desmosomes
Basement membrane- hemidesmosomes
What is the name of epithelium arranged in a single layer?
simple
What is the name of epithelium arranged in multiple layers?
Stratified
What is the name of flat epithelial cells?
Squamous epithelium
What form of epithelial appears to be multilayered, despite every cell touching the basement membrane?
Pseudostratified
What epithelial modification facilitates absorption in the kidneys and intestines?
Microvilli
What epithelial modification is visible and moves things around the cell in the reproductive tract
Cilia
What epithelial structure is long, does not move, and is found in the ears and male repro tract
Stereocilia
What type of modified epithelial cell makes mucous?
Goblet cells
What type of epithelium is found in body cavity linings, alveoli, glomeruli, and cardiovascular linings?
simple squamous
What type of epithelium is found in the oral cavity, esophagus, anus, and cervix?
Stratified epithelium
What types of keratin have nuclei/no nuclei
No nuclei- orthokeratosis
Nucleated- parakeratosis
What type of epithelium is found in apocrine glands and kidney tubules?
Simple cuboidal
What type of epithelium is found in salivary glands?
Stratified cuboidal
What type of epithelium is found in the nose, gall bladder, GI tract, and respiratory tract
Simple columnar
