Epithelium Vocabulary
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| a group of cells with similar structure and function | tissue
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| what does prefix epi- mean? | on or above
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| a term used to describe the free surface in all epithelial tissues | apical
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| a term used to describe the bound or attached surface in all epithelial tissues | basal
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| the basal surface of epithelial tissues always sits upon this layer of proteins | basement membrane
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| term used to describe a tissue without a blood supply | avascular
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| fluid outside of a cell | extracellular fluid (ECF)
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| another term for cytoplasm or fluid within a cell | intracellular fluid (ICF)
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| what does cyt- mean? | cell
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| what does strat- mean? | layer
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| cells that are as tall as they are wide; contain large, spherical nuclei in the center of the cells | cuboidal
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| cells that are taller than they are wide; nuclei tend to be elongated and near the basal surface | columnar
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| cells that are flat and thin; nuclei are centrally located | squamous
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