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What layer of the digestive tract is composed of stratified and columnar epithelium?
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What is the kind of epithelial tissue of pleura?
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium. This lines the nasal cavity as well as the trachea. The oral cavity, as well as the pharynx, is lined with stratified squamous epithelium, due to obstructions from food.
What is stratified cuboidal epithelium composed of?
several layers of boxlike cells
What epithelium is composed of one layer of thin flat cells?
simple squamous epithelium
How do simple and stratified epithelial tissues differ?
So, think of parts of the body where stratified and simple epithelium line.The stomach and small intestine, for example, are lined with simple epithelial tissue, but the skin, vagina and oesophagus are composed of stratified epithelial tissue.So areas where there isn't a huge amount of movement required are lined with simple epithelium (the stomach just secretes substances and the small intestine absorbs and secretes; absorption is made easier by having just the one layer). But the skin, vagina and oesophagus have to deal with a lot mechanical stress and so simple epithelium wouldn't be suitable which is why so many layers are needed; hence they are composed of stratified epithelium.Stratifed epithelia are two or more cells thick and simple epitheium are one cell thick
What are examples of stratified squamous epithelium?
Examples of stratified squamous epithelium include the epidermis of the skin, lining of the oral cavity, esophagus, vagina, and anus. These tissues are composed of multiple layers of flat, scale-like cells that provide protection against physical trauma, abrasion, and pathogens.
What is the kind of epithelial tissue of pleura?
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium. This lines the nasal cavity as well as the trachea. The oral cavity, as well as the pharynx, is lined with stratified squamous epithelium, due to obstructions from food.
Most of the gi tract is composed of blank epithelium?
simple columnar epithelium
What is stratified cuboidal epithelium composed of?
several layers of boxlike cells
Consists of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium?
Stratified = layered; Epithelium = exterior, as compared to mesothelium or endothelium; Squamous = are flattened cells, obvious to be layered: need help/input/please,
Why is epithelium better suited for protecting the body's external surface than a mucosa consisting of a simple columnar epithelium would be?
The stratified squamous epithelium is composed of several layers. It is thick and well suited for its protective qualities and its surface cells are constantly being replaced. Simple columnar epithelium is just a single layer of closely packed cells. It lines the digestive tract from the stomach to the rectum. Therefore, the latter would not be best suited to protect your outside surface.
Is Stratified squamous epithelium a thick membrane composed of several cell layers?
yes yes
The inner lining of the trachea is composed of?
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium (ciliated form)
What type of tissue is a sweat gland composed of?
"its in the protista family"not true. glands are composed of glandular epithelial tissue and lined with either simple or stratified cuboidal epithelium. glands lined with stratified cuboidal epithelium include: mammary, sweat, and salivary glands and the pancreas.
What epithelium is composed of one layer of thin flat cells?
simple squamous epithelium
Why is epithelium in skin called stratified squamous epithilieum?
A simple squamous epithelium is a single layer of squamous epithelium and is found in the digestive tract and lungs. The single layer makes nutrient and gas transport across the cells very easy. Stratified squamous epithelium is multiple layers of the cells and lines the nostrils and esophagus. It is best for mucus membranes and ciliated linings.
Which tissue lines the small intestine?
The small intestine is lined by simple columnar epithelium, which is NONCILIATED, which means it does not have Cilia on its surface. Instead it has Villis and Microvillis which help to absorb digested food
What cell type can a single flattened layer of epithelium cells represents?
Simple squamous which is only one cell layer think, and stratified squamous which is composed of multiple layers. The best way to remember is to think that to squash something is to flatten it and squash and squamous are similar words.
