EPITHELIUM
EPITHELIAL TISSUES
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Act as barriers between the external environment, or between organs and fluidfilled cavities
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Provide movement by pulling on bones
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Provide secretions which help to digest food
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Act as the messaging pathway between different areas of the body
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Detailed explanation-1: -The epithelium is a type of body tissue that forms the covering on all internal and external surfaces of your body, lines body cavities and hollow organs and is the major tissue in glands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Epithelia constitute fundamental tissue barriers of the body; they separate tissue compartments, enable exchange of essential nutrients and waste products, and protect the body from the external environment.
Detailed explanation-3: -The stratified epithelium protects the body from physical and chemical damage by creating a barrier of keratinized cells. Goblet cells are involved in maintaining a protective layer of surface tissue, like the inner lining of the stomach, through secretions such as mucus and other substances that provide a barrier.