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What types of epithelial cells does mesoderm give rise to?
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Examples: endothelium, mesothelium, adrenal cortex, and urogenetal epithelium.
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What types of epithelial cells does ectoderm give rise to?
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Examples: epidermis (skin), cornea, lens, enamel organ (teeth), anterior pituitary, neural tube, and neural crest cells.
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What types of epithelial cells does endoderm give rise to?
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Examples: respiratory epithelium, alimentary liver and gall bladder, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, and the inner ear.
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Functions of Epithelium
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Functions in protection (skin), secretion (exocrine glands), absorption (GI mucosa), transport (kidney tubules), and in receptor interactions (endocrine glands).
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How is epithelium classified?
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Shape: Squamous, cuboidal, columnar.
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What shape are endothelial and mesothelial cells?
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Simple squamous.
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