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  2. Simple squamous epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Simple squamous epithelium falls under the physiological category of exchange epithelium due to its ability to rapidly transport molecules across the tissue layer. To facilitate this movement, some types of simple squamous epithelium may have pores between cells to allow molecules to move through it, creating a leaky epithelium.

  3. Epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Epithelium or epithelial tissue is a thin, continuous, protective layer of cells with little extracellular matrix. An example is the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. Epithelial (mesothelial) tissues line the outer surfaces of many internal organs, the corresponding inner surfaces of body cavities, and the inner surfaces of blood vessels.

  4. Stratified squamous epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Examples of non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium include some parts of the lining of oral cavity, pharynx, conjunctiva of eye, upper one-third esophagus, rectum, vulva, and vagina. Even non-keratinized surfaces, consisting as they do of keratinocytes, have a minor superficial keratinized layer of varying thickness, depending on the ...

  5. Tissue (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Epithelial tissues help in the elimination of waste. Epithelial tissues secrete enzymes and/or hormones in the form of glands. Some epithelial tissue perform secretory functions. They secrete a variety of substances including sweat, saliva, mucus, enzymes. There are many kinds of epithelium, and nomenclature is somewhat variable.

  6. Mesothelium - Wikipedia

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    The mesothelium is a membrane composed of simple squamous epithelial cells of mesodermal origin, [2] which forms the lining of several body cavities: the pleura (pleural cavity around the lungs), peritoneum (abdominopelvic cavity including the mesentery, omenta, falciform ligament and the perimetrium) and pericardium (around the heart).

  7. Serous membrane - Wikipedia

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    Each serous membrane is composed of a secretory epithelial layer and a connective tissue layer underneath.. The epithelial layer, known as mesothelium, consists of a single layer of avascular flat nucleated cells (simple squamous epithelium) which produce the lubricating serous fluid.

  8. Pulmonary alveolus - Wikipedia

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    An alveolus consists of an epithelial layer of simple squamous epithelium (very thin, flattened cells), [13] and an extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. The epithelial lining is part of the alveolar membrane, also known as the respiratory membrane, that allows the exchange of gases.

  9. Table of epithelia of human organs - Wikipedia

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    Simple columnar, non-ciliated - digestive: anus: Stratified squamous, non-keratinized superior to Hilton's white line Stratified squamous, keratinized inferior to Hilton's white line - digestive: gallbladder: Simple columnar, non-ciliated - endocrine: thyroid follicles: Simple cuboidal - nervous: ependyma: Simple cuboidal - lymphatic: lymph ...