GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EPITHELIUM

EPITHELIAL TISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of epithelial tissue would make up salivary, sweat, oil, and mammary glands?
A
Simple cuboidal
B
Simple columnar
C
Simple squamous
D
Transitional
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The outer layer of your skin (the epidermis) is made of stratified squamous epithelial cells. Stratified cuboidal epithelium: This type of epithelium is not as common and is found in the excretory ducts of your salivary and sweat glands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Glandular epithelium, also known as glandular tissue, refers to a type of epithelial tissue involved in the production and release of different secretory products, such as sweat, saliva, breast milk, digestive enzymes, and hormones, among many other substances.

Detailed explanation-3: -Salivary ducts constitute an absorptive epithelium.

Detailed explanation-4: -Apocrine Sweat Glands In humans, they are predominantly restricted to the human axillae and anogenital region. Apocrine sweat glands are tubular, coiled secretory glands lined by simple cuboidal epithelium that surround a larger lumen than eccrine sweat glands.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stratified cuboidal epithelium is generally made up two layers of cuboidal cells. It is relatively rare and can be found in the excretory ducts of some glands such as the salivary, sweat, and mammary glands.

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