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Can exist as a stratified layer as on the skin or a single layer as in capillaries?
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Epithelial tissue exists in stratified and single layers.
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What are tiny blood vessels are composed of a single layer of epithelium and therefore function as exchange vessels?
Blood capillaries
Which blood vessel are the smallest consisting of only a single layer of epithelial cells?
capillaries
What type of tissue makes up the endothelium of capillaries?
Single layer of Simple Squamous Epithelium
How many cells thick are the walls of capillaries?
They walls are a single layer of squamous epithelial cells.
Are Capillaries visible to the naked eye?
Capillaries can not be seen by the naked eye, because they are Microscopic. furthermore Capillaries can only be seen through a microscope and appear like a tube made up of a single layer of cell
What is the epithelium that occurs in a thick layer of cells?
If epithelial cells are more than one layer thick, it is considered stratified epithelial tissue.
What tissue forms the most superficial layer of skin?
stratified squamous epithelial
What skin layer forms the most superficial skin layer?
stratified squamous epithelial
What are the characteristics of squamous epithelium cells?
they are flat cells. they can either be simple (one layer) or stratified (multiple layers)
How does a simple epithelial tissue differ from a stratified epithelial tissue in structure?
Their apparent number of layers;simple epithelium with a single-layer offer less protection than Stratified epithelium having multiple layers. Also, simple epithelium functions in moving materials across its surface.
What are the Disadvantages of capillaries being composed of a single layer of cells?
The single cell layer of capillaries, although ideal for diffusion, creates problems. Capillary beds are easily destroyed. High blood pressure or any impact, such as caused by a punch, can rupture the thin-layered capillary. Bruising occurs when blood rushes into the spaces vetween tissues.
What are the tiny air sacs within the lungs that are made of a single layer of squamous epithelial tissue and are covered with very small capillaries?
alveoli
