HISTOLOGY
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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several layers of cells
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only one layer of cells
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will reduce layers to one over time
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will always have one layer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Epithelial tissue can also vary based on how the cells are arranged. The descriptors, or adjectives, for the way the cells are arranged, include: Simple: A simple epithelium means that there’s only one layer of cells. Stratified: A stratified epithelium is made up of more than one layer of cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -It consists of five layers: Stratum basale: consists of single layer of cuboidal to columnar cells resting on a wavy basement membrane. Stratum spinosum: has the same structure like that of the stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium.
Detailed explanation-3: -Epithelia composed of a single layer of cells is called simple epithelia; epithelial tissue composed of multiple layers is called stratified epithelia.