GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Simple squamous epithelium. Simple squamous epithelium – a single layer of thin flattened cells. This type of epithelium forms thin delicate sheets of cells through which molecules can easily pass (diffusion, filtration).

Detailed explanation-2: -Epithelial cells based on specialized functions Transitional epithelium: A transitional epithelium (also known as urothelium) is made up of several layers of cells that become flattened when stretched. It lines most of your urinary tract and allows your bladder to expand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simple squamous epithelial cells are thin and flat (the thinnest of all epithelial cell-types), which allows them to have a large surface area that is exposed to the lumen on one side (the apical surface), and to the basement membrane (i.e. basal lamina) on the other (the basolateral surface; Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-4: -A stratified squamous epithelium consists of squamous (flattened) epithelial cells arranged in layers upon a basal membrane.

Detailed explanation-5: -Simple squamous epithelium is also known as pavement epithelium. It is composed of large flat cells whose edges fit closely together, like the tiles in a floor. This epithelium is present in terminal bronchioles, alveoli of the lungs, walls of the Bowman’s capsules, etc.