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What are brush border cells composed of?

Microvilli


What are renal epithelial cells?

Renal epithelial cells are the cells lining the renal tubules.


Where are microvilli found?

Tiny "fingerlike" projections with actin filaents at the core of each to stiffen it and are not motile. Numerous microvilli form a brush border on cells of the small intestine/kidneys to allow absorption and secretion of large numbers of molecules.


New surface epithelial cells and epithelial cells lining the intestines are derived from where?

Stem cells


Chemical digestion occurs in the small intestine by enzymes from intestinal - brush border cells and the?

These enzymes are anchored into the cells that make up the brush border as integral membrane proteins. These enzymes are found near the transporters that enable absorption of the digested nutrients.


In adults new surface epithelial cells and the epithelial cells lining the intestine are derived from?

Stem Cells


Do columnar cells lining the small intestine show a brush border of microvilli in the apical surface?

Yes


Where is an epithelial cell found in the human body?

Epithelial cells are the outer cells of the skin.


What is the function of epithelial cell in animal cells?

Epithelial cells have several functions. They line, protect, and form different glands. Epithelial cells have three shapes: flattened, cube, and elongated.


Is Testicular cancer found in the connective tissue cells or the epithelial cells of the semiferous tubules?

epithelial cells of the semiinferous tubules.


Explain the meaning of squamous epithelial cells?

Squamous epithelial cells are a sub-type of epithelial cells (cells which line glands and the inner and outer surfaces of the body). These cells are characterized as being very thin and flat epithelial cells and populate organs such as the skin and esophagus.


Where can a carcinoma be found?

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