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Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium is the type of respiratory epithelium found in the linings of the trachea as well as upper respiratory tract, which allows filtering and humidification of incoming air. [1] Non-ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelia are located in the prostate [2] and membranous part of male vas deferens.
Cilia and much smaller microvilli on non-ciliated bronchiolar epithelium. The cartilage and mucous membrane of the main bronchus (primary bronchi) are similar to those in the trachea. They are lined with respiratory epithelium, which is classified as ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium. [7]
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium, animated image highlights the epithelial cells, goblet cells, then underlying connective tissue Cells of the respiratory epithelium. Basal cells shown in purple, ciliated cells shown in brown, goblet cells shown in green, and submucosal gland shown in blue.
The epithelium of the bronchioles starts as a simple ciliated columnar epithelium and changes to simple ciliated cuboidal epithelium as the bronchioles decreases in size. The diameter of the bronchioles is often said to be less than 1 mm, though this value can range from 5 mm to 0.3 mm.
Stratified columnar epithelium is rare but is found in lobar ducts in the salivary glands, the eye, the pharynx, and sex organs. This consists of a layer of cells resting on at least one other layer of epithelial cells, which can be squamous, cuboidal, or columnar. Pseudostratified
Epithelium Capsule Crypts Location Pharyngeal tonsil (also termed "adenoid") Ciliated pseudostratified columnar (respiratory epithelium) Incompletely encapsulated: Small folds—sometimes described as crypts [2] Roof of pharynx: Tubal tonsils: Ciliated pseudostratified columnar (respiratory epithelium) Roof of pharynx Palatine tonsils
Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated: 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
The epithelium contains goblet cells, which are glandular, column-shaped cells that produce mucins, the main component of mucus. Mucus helps to moisten and protect the airways. [ 7 ] Mucus lines the ciliated cells of the trachea to trap inhaled foreign particles that the cilia then waft upward toward the larynx and then the pharynx where it can ...