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9 Cards in this Set
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Squamous |
Flattest and thinnest cell shape cuboidal |
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Cuboidal |
Square shaped / as tall as wide |
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Columnar |
Rectangle - longer then wide |
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Simple layer of a cell |
One layer |
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Stratified |
More than 1 layer |
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Simple squamous location and function |
One layer of squamous shaped cell - location: air sacs of the lungs and the lining of the heart, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels Function: allows materials to pass through by diffusion and filtration and secretes lubricating substances |
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Simple cuboidal, shape location and function |
Cube shaped and one layer Location: ducts of simple glands and kidney tubules Function: secretes and absorbs |
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Simple columnar |
One layer rectangle Location: Ciliated tissues are in larger bronchioles, uterine tubes and uterus; nonciliated tissues (smooth) are in the digestive tract and bladder Function: absorption; it also secretes mucus and enzymes |
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium |
Looks like more then one layer but it’s not* Location: Ciliated tissue lines the bronchi, trachea and much of the upper respiratory tract Function: secretes mucous; Ciliated tissue moves mucous |
