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Identify the type of junction with its purpose:
forms an impermeable junction; prevents molecules
from passing between cells
Let small molecules move directly between
neighboring cells
reduces tearing, twisting, stretching
helps form the tight junction around apical lateral
borders
Location:
Covers body Surfaces
Lines body cavities
Forms glands
Functions:
Secretion
Selective absorption
Protection
Transcellular support
Detection of sensation
Secretion
When a cell produces substances and releases those
substances into the environment.
Ie. Digestive tract has high secretion
Selective Absorption
Epithelial tissue is in direct contact with the outer
environment so it selects what materials come into and
out of the cell
Protection
Tissue in contact with the external environment has to
have a protective function to protect internal tissue
Ie. Skin
Transcellular Transport
Able to help substances travel through a certain distance
Detection of Sensation
Associated with nerve cells because epithelium can be
found on the external part of the body; nerve cells
receive stimuli
Cells are usually joined by specialized cell-to-cell
junctions
Little or no intercellular material
Don’t have a lot of extracellular material around them
First the name of tissue indicates # of layers (3 types)
1. Simple – one layer of cells (extends from basement
membrane to the apical surface)
2. Stratified – more than one layer of cells
3. Pseudostratified- tissue appears to be stratified,
but all cells contact basement membrane so it is in
fact simple
Last name of tissue describes shape of cells (3 types)
1. Squamous – cells wider than
tall (plate or “scale” like)
2. Cuboidal – cells are as wide as
tall, as in cubes
3. Columnar – cells are taller than
they are wide, like columns
Naming the epithelia includes the layers (first) and
the shape of the cells (second)
i.e. stratified cuboidal epithelium
The name may also include any accessory
structures
Goblet cells, cilia, keratin, etc.
Special epithelial tissues (don’t follow naming
convention)
Psuedostratified
Transitional
How do you go about naming
epithelial tissue?
Description
single layer of flat cells with disc-shaped nuclei
Special types
Endothelium (inner covering)
slick lining of hollow organs
Mesothelium (middle covering)
Lines peritoneal (abdomen), pleural (lungs),
and pericardial (heart) cavities
Covers visceral (internal) organs of those
cavities (ie. pancreas, stomach, lung, etc.)
Function:
Passage of materials by passive diffusion and filtration
Secretes lubricating substances reducing friction from muscle in
serous membranes
Location:
Renal corpuscles (blood filtering component in kidneys)
Alveoli of lungs
Lining of heart, blood and lymphatic vessels
Lining of ventral body cavity
Pericardium- membrane covering the heart
Pleura- membrane covering the lung
Peritoneum- membrane covering the abdominopelvic cavity
Simple
squamous
lining the walls
of the capillary
Description
single layer of cube-like cells with large,
spherical central nuclei
Function
secretion and absorption
Location
kidney tubules, secretory portions of small
glands, ovary surface
Description
single layer of column-shaped (rectangular)
cells with oval nuclei
Some have cilia at their apical surface
May contain goblet cells (secrete mucus)
Function
Absorption; secretion of mucus, enzymes, and
other substances
Ciliated type propels mucus or reproductive
cells by ciliary action
Location
Non-ciliated form
Lines digestive tract,
gallbladder, ducts of
some glands
Ciliated form
Lines small bronchi,
uterine tubes, and
uterus
Identify a location where simple
squamous, cuboidal or
columnar tissue is found?
Layers: contain two or more layers of cells
Regeneration: from Basal membrane
Function: protection
Naming: according to the shape of cells at apical layer
Description
Many layers of cells – squamous in shape
Deeper layers of cells appear cuboidal or
columnar
Thickest epithelial tissue – adapted for
protection
Specific types
Keratinized – contain the protective protein keratin
Surface cells are dead and full of keratin
Non-keratinized – forms moist lining of body
openings
Function
Protects underlying tissues in areas subject to abrasion
Location
Keratinized – forms epidermis
Non-keratinized – forms lining of esophagus, mouth,
and vagina
Non-keratinized vs. Keratinized
Description
generally two layers
of cube-shaped cells
Function
protection
Location
Forms largest ducts
of sweat glands
Forms ducts of
mammary glands
and salivary glands
Description
several layers; basal
cells usually cuboidal;
superficial cells
elongated
Function
protection and
secretion
Location
Rare tissue type
Found in male urethra
and vas deferens,
largest ducts of salivary
glands, nasopharynx
Description
All cells originate at basement membrane
Only tall cells reach the apical surface
May contain goblet cells and bear cilia
Nuclei lie at varying heights within cells
Gives false impression of stratification
Function
secretion of mucus; propulsion of mucus by cilia
Locations
Non-ciliated type
Ducts of male
reproductive tubes
Ducts of large glands
Ciliated variety
Lines trachea and
most of upper
respiratory tract
Description
Basal cells usually cuboidal or columnar
Superficial cells dome-shaped or squamous
Function
stretches and permits distension of urinary
bladder
Location
Lines ureters, urinary bladder and part of
urethra
Relaxed state
Stretched state
Name three types of tissue, what
they look at and a place where
they can be found.
Ducts carry products of exocrine glands to
epithelial surface
Include the following diverse glands
Mucus-secreting glands
Sweat and oil glands
Salivary glands
Liver and pancreas
May be: unicellular or multicellular
Goblet cells produce
mucin
Mucin + water mucus
Protects and lubricates
many internal body
surfaces
What are the two types of
stratified squamous epithelial?
Where can they be found?
Where can simple cuboidal and
stratified cuboidal be found?
What is the difference in the
function of each?