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Simple columnar epithelium of a digestive tract is characterized by?
Dense microvilli
Microvilli cilia and goblet cells are modifications of which type of epithelial tissue?
simple columnar
What type of epithelium is designed for absorption and secretion and is found throughout much of the GI tract?
The epithelial tissue that absorbs nutrients is simple columnar with goblet cells.
What is the layer formation of simple squamous?
A simple columnar epithelium is a columnar epithelium that is uni-layered
Why is simple columnar epithelium more resistant to be torn apart then squamous epithelium?
Simple columnar is more resistant to being torn apart because of its elongated, column-like structure. Simple columnar epithelium is thicker than simple squamous. Simple squamous is also a single layer of cells, but its cells are flattened. This makes it thinner and much more prone to being torn to the thicker simple columnar epithelium.
Simple columnar epithelium of a digestive tract is characterized by?
Dense microvilli
What feature characterizes simple columnar epithelium of digestive tract?
dense microvilli
Microvilli cilia and goblet cells are modifications of which type of epithelial tissue?
simple columnar
Are microvilli ciliated or nonciliated stratified columnar cells?
Microvilli cells are simple columnar epithelium. Stratified epithelia don't have cilia or microvilli because they are on the inner layers of epithelia. Think about it, cillia and microvilli are used to help the processes of absorption and secretion within the lumen. ex: upper respiratory tract.
The surface area for diffusion across the membranes of cells in simple columnar epithelium is increased by the presence of?
microvilli
What is the shape of pseudostratified ciliated columnar?
Simple columnar epithelial cells are single layered, tall and skinny, Think about the shape of a column.
What type of epithelium lines the small intestine?
The intestinal epithelium, which covers the small and large intestine, is simple columnar and nonciliated. It lines most of the organs of the digestive tract.
What type of epithelium is designed for absorption and secretion and is found throughout much of the GI tract?
The epithelial tissue that absorbs nutrients is simple columnar with goblet cells.
Do columnar cells lining the small intestine show a brush border of microvilli in the apical surface?
Yes
What is the layer formation of simple squamous?
A simple columnar epithelium is a columnar epithelium that is uni-layered
What are six kinds of epithelium?
There are 8 types; simple squamous, simple columnar, simple cuboidal, stratified squamous, stratified cuboidal, stratified columnar, pseudostratified columnar, and transitional.
Is the stomach lined with epithelium?
Simple columnar epithelium cells line the stomach. These cells also line the small intestine and the large intestine. They are uni-layered and are of two types - ciliated and non-ciliated.
