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Stratified columnar epithelium is initially present in parts of the gastrointestinal tract in utero, before being replaced with other types of epithelium. For example, by 8 weeks, it covers the lining of the stomach. [7] [8] By 17 weeks, it is replaced by simple columnar epithelium. [7] This is also found in the fetal esophagus. [8]
In the oesophagus, pharynx and external anal canal the epithelium is stratified, squamous and non-keratinising, for protective purposes. In the stomach, the epithelium is simple columnar, and is organised into gastric pits and glands to deal with secretion. [1] In the small intestine, epithelium is simple columnar and specialised for absorption.
By layer, epithelium is classed as either simple epithelium, only one cell thick (unilayered) or stratified epithelium as stratified squamous epithelium, stratified cuboidal epithelium, and stratified columnar epithelium that are two or more cells thick (multi-layered), [2] [3] and both types of layering can be made up of any of the cell shapes ...
Simple columnar, ciliated - reproductive - female: endometrium : Simple columnar, ciliated - reproductive - female: cervix : Simple columnar - reproductive - female: cervix : Stratified squamous, non-keratinized - reproductive - female: vaginal epithelium: Stratified squamous, non-keratinized - reproductive - female: labia majora
By layer, epithelium is classed as either simple epithelium, only one cell thick (unilayered), or stratified epithelium having two or more cells in thickness, or multi-layered – as stratified squamous epithelium, stratified cuboidal epithelium, and stratified columnar epithelium, [8]: 94, 97 and both types of layering can be made up of any of ...
Foveolar cells in the antrum of stomach. A skewed cross-section of the columns gives a false impression of being stratified epithelium. Foveolar cells line the surface of the stomach and the gastric pits. They constitute a simple columnar epithelium, as they form a single layer of cells and are taller than their width. Other mucus-secreting ...
For example, while basal cells in both the esophagus and the stomach function as multipotent progenitor cells, they are fundamentally different because the esophageal basal cells exist as a part of a stratified squamous epithelium, whereas the gastric basal cells exist as a part of a simple columnar epithelium. Functionally, this means that ...
Goblet cells are simple columnar epithelial cells, having a height of four times that of their width. The cytoplasm of goblet cells tends to be displaced toward the basal end of the cell body by the large mucin granules, which accumulate near the apical surface of the cell along the Golgi apparatus, which lies between the granules and the nucleus.