EPITHELIUM
EPITHELIAL TISSUES
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lines body cavities
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covers a body surface
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always has a basal and an apical surface
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form glands
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Detailed explanation-1: -Simple cuboidal epithelium is found in glandular tissue and in the kidney tubules. Simple columnar epithelium lines the stomach and intestines. Pseudostratified columnar epithelium lines portions of the respiratory tract and some of the tubes of the male reproductive tract.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glandular epithelial cells make up any glands within the body. Examples include sebaceous glands of the skin and glands in the intestinal lining (exocrine glands), and many endocrine glands releasing hormones, such as the thyroid follicle as seen below in Figure 2.
Detailed explanation-3: -The four major classes of simple epithelium are: 1) simple squamous; 2) simple cuboidal; 3) simple columnar; and 4) pseudostratified.