BackAnatomy & Physiology: Epithelial Tissue Basics
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A collection of specialized cells and cell products that performs a specific function.
The study of tissues.
Epithelial tissue includes epithelia and glands.
Where the cell is exposed to an internal or external environment.
The bottom edge or side of an epithelial cell that rests against the basement membrane.
Small, fingerlike extensions of the exposed plasma membrane of an epithelial cell.
A layer of filaments and fibers that attach an epithelium to the underlying connective tissue.
Without blood vessels.
An epithelium containing a single layer of cells superficial to the basement membrane.
An epithelium containing several layers.
Single flat, scale-like cells.
Cells that are shaped like a block or a hexagonal box.
Cells that are taller and thinner.
A single layer of column-shaped cells.
Cells that line the inside of organs in your urinary system.