EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
EPITHELIA GLANDS
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Connective Tissues
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Epithelial Tissues
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Muscle Tissues
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Nervous Tissues
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the epithelium? 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: -Key Points. Epithelium composed of only a single layer of cells is called simple epithelium, while epithelium composed of more than one layer of cells is called stratified.
Detailed explanation-3: -Simple columnar epithelium consists of a single layer of cells that are taller than they are wide. This epithelium is often associated with absorption or secretion.
Detailed explanation-4: -The wall is lined by an exceedingly thin single sheet of endothelial cells, the endothelium, separated from the surrounding outer layers by a basal lamina.