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Which part of the respiratory system is composed of a single layer of epithelial tissues surrounded by a network of capillaries?
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The alveoli in the lungs are made of a wet wall that is one cell thick with a network of capillaries to facilitate gas exchange.
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What is the respiratory membrane made of?
The Respiratory membrane: The wall of the alveoli are composed primarily of a single layer of squamous epithelial cells, called type I cells, surrounded by a flimsy basement membrane. See page 815 anatomy and physiology 8th
What microscopic vessels composed of simple squamous epithelial cells are called?
Tunica Intima is the innermost layer of the wall of the artery. The wall is consist of simple squamous epithelium which is called endothelium.
What tissue forms supporting rings of respiratory passages?
Ciliated and pseudostratified columnar epithelial cells plus goblet cells for the secretion of mucin.
How do you make a sentence with Epithelial?
The outer layer of our skin is composed of dead epithelial cells.
A tumor composed of epithelium is an?
epithelioma
What Vessels are composed of endothelium only?
capillaries
What is the organ of the endocrine system?
The endocrine system is composed of several ductless glands; clusters of cells located within certain organs, and isolated endocrine cells in the epithelial lining of the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems.
The lining of the smallest tubules in the kidneys is composed of?
epithelial tissue
What is the Superficial thinner portion of the skin which is composed of epithelial tissue?
epidermis
What is tissue that is composed of closely packed cells with little extracellular material?
Epithelial tissue are closely connected and have a basal membrane, even though not all epithelial cells are necessarily connected to the basal membrane. The so called simple epithelial tissue subgroup does.
Which histological layer of the digestive tract is composed primarily of epithelial tissue?
mucosa
What are tiny blood vessels are composed of a single layer of epithelium and therefore function as exchange vessels?
Blood capillaries
