HISTOLOGY
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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Question
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How do we categorize epithelial tissue?
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Cell layer, and function
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Cell layer, and shape
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Shape, and function
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Shape, and appearance
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Based on the cell shape, epithelial tissue is classified into squamous, cuboidal or columnar. Depending on the number of layers, the tissue is divided into simple or stratified. Subclassifications include pseudostratified, ciliated or transitional.
Detailed explanation-2: -Epithelia are classified on the basis of the number of cell layers and the shape of the cells in the surface layer. * If there is only one layer of cells in the epithelium, it is designated simple. * If there are two or more layers of cells, it is termed stratified.
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