Week 2 Flashcards
Contain no blood vessel
Cell
Cells are tightly packed
Continuous sheet of cells
Where in your body epithelial tissue is present?
Skin
Inside of Respiratory and Digestive System
1 layer of cells
Simple Epithelial Tissue
More than 1 layer of cells
Stratified Epithelial Tissue
Shape of cells are flat square like
Squamous
Cube like shape of cells
Cuboidal
Rectangular column like shape if cells
Columnar
In lungs, transports oxygen from lungs to blood
Simple Squamous
In skin, for protection
Stratified Squamous
In kidney, filters our blood for toxic substances
Simple Cuboidal
In ducts/tubes of glands, helps in secretion of substances
Stratified Cuboidal
In organs of the digestive system, helps in digestion of food
Simple Columnar
Helps in smooth movement of particles
Ciliated Epithelium
Makes skin waterproof
Keratinized Epithelium
Hair-like filaments
Cilia
_____ epithelial cells are never ciliated
Stratified
Protein
Keratin