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Anatomy

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Definition
Epithe   Laid on; Covering. The lining covering and glandular tissue of the body  
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P.A.F.S   Protection: Skin, cilia on trachea Absorption: Lines stomach, small intestine Filtration: Kidneys, capillaries Secretion: Glands that produce oil, sweat, enzymes  
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Desmosomes   Points in the cells that bound them together  
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Apical   An unattached surface or edge of the tissue. Is exposed to the exterior of the body, or the cavity of an internal organ.  
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Basement Membrane   The lower surface of the Epithelium that it rests on.  
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Avascular   No blood supply. I.e. Epithelial tissues require diffusion from a capillary bed below or around it because it is avascular.  
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Simple   One Layer of cells  
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Stratified   More than one layer of cells  
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Pseudostratified   One layer, but looks like more. Falsely layered  
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Squamous   Flat, squished cells. Look like fish scales or floor tiles. Found in the lung air sacs and serous membranes (slick membranes that line body cavities). Easy to diffuse gasses and nutrients.  
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Cuboidal   Cube shaped like dice. Rests on a basement membrane. Found in glands and their ducts(pancreas, salivary glands.) Also found in the walls of the Kidneys and Surface of the Ovaries.  
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Columnar   Shaped like Columns. Has goblet cells that produce mucus, found throughout the digestive tract; help move food. Apical surface covered w/ microvilli, increases SA for absorption and secretion.  
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Pseudostratified columnar   Unevenly spaced nuclei and cell shape give the appearance of > 1 cell layer, but all cells are connected to B.M. Line the respiratory tract- contain cilia to trap dust, bacteria, etc. Line Fallopian tubes; move egg to uterus.  
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