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  2. Intestinal epithelium - Wikipedia

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    The intestinal epithelium is the single cell layer that forms the luminal surface (lining) of both the small and large intestine (colon) of the gastrointestinal tract. Composed of simple columnar epithelium its main functions are absorption, and secretion. Useful substances are absorbed into the body, and the entry of harmful substances is ...

  3. Simple columnar epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Simple columnar epithelium is a single layer of columnar epithelial cells which are tall and slender with oval-shaped nuclei located in the basal region, attached to the basement membrane. In humans, simple columnar epithelium lines most organs of the digestive tract including the stomach, and intestines. Simple columnar epithelium also lines ...

  4. Gastrointestinal wall - Wikipedia

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    The epithelial lining of the mucosa, differs along the gastrointestinal tract. [1] The epithelium is described as stratified if it consists of multiple layers of cells, and simple if it is made up of one layer of cells. Terms used to describe the shape of the cells in it - columnar if column-shaped, and squamous if flat.

  5. Goblet cell - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Respiratory epithelium - Wikipedia

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    The cells in the respiratory epithelium are of five main types: a) ciliated cells, b) goblet cells, c) brush cells, d) airway basal cells, and e) small granule cells (NDES) [6] Goblet cells become increasingly fewer further down the respiratory tree until they are absent in the terminal bronchioles; club cells take over their role to some extent here. [7]

  7. Table of epithelia of human organs - Wikipedia

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    respiratory epithelium: respiratory: larynx - true vocal cords: Stratified squamous, non-keratinized - respiratory: trachea: Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated: respiratory epithelium: respiratory bronchi Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated respiratory terminal bronchioles Simple cuboidal, ciliated respiratory: respiratory bronchioles: Simple ...

  8. Enterocyte - Wikipedia

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    Enterocytes, or intestinal absorptive cells, are simple columnar epithelial cells which line the inner surface of the small and large intestines. A glycocalyx surface coat contains digestive enzymes. Microvilli on the apical surface increase its surface area.

  9. Lamina propria - Wikipedia

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    Because the epithelium is often under external stress and is somewhat delicate, the lamina propria hosts many immune cells. [4] In the intestinal tract the immune system must have tolerance to the normal intestinal flora, yet respond to pathogenic microorganisms. Imbalance of this causes inflammation diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease ...