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18 Cards in this Set
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Simple Squamous Epithelium: structure
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single layer of thin, flattened cells
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Simple Squamous Epithelium: location
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air sacs in lungs, walls of capillaries, lining of blood vessels
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Simple Squamous Epithelium: function
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permits exchange of nutrients, wastes, gases and allows diffusions.
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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium: structure. a.k.a. GLANDULAR
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single layer of cube shaped cells
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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium: location. a.k.a. GLANDULAR
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linings of kindney tubules, lining of ducts and GLANDS
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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium: function. a.k.a. GLANDULAR
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Makes something and secrets it (milk, sweat, hormones,etc.)
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Simple Columnar Epithelium:structure
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single layer of tall cells with goblet cells containing mucus
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Simple Columnar Epithelium:location
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lining of digestive organs
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Simple Columnar Epithelium: function
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protects body and stomach from digestion of acid. produces mucus
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Psudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium: structure
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single layer of tall cells with multiple nuclei at different levels and has cilia attached. goblet cells too.
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Psudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium: location
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linings of respiratory passages
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Psudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium: function
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protects. mucus traps substances and the cilia brings it up
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Stratified squamous Epithelium:structure
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many layers, with top cells flattened
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stratified squamous epithelium: location
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outer layer of skin, lining of oral cavaity, vagina and anal canal
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Stratified Squamous Epithelium: function
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protects against drying out and infection and protects against friction.
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Transitional Epithelium: structure
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many layers of cube like cells and talls cells that change shape
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Transitional Epithelium: location
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inner lining of urinary bladder, ureters and part of the urethra
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Transitional Epithelium: function
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allows streching
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