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  2. Stratified columnar epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Stratified columnar epithelium is a rare type of epithelial tissue composed of column-shaped cells arranged in multiple layers. It is found in the conjunctiva , pharynx , anus , and male urethra .

  3. Table of epithelia of human organs - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. Epithelium - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Respiratory epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Respiratory epithelium, or airway epithelium, [1] is a type of ciliated columnar epithelium found lining most of the respiratory tract as respiratory mucosa, [2] where it serves to moisten and protect the airways. It is not present in the vocal cords of the larynx, or the oropharynx and laryngopharynx, where instead the epithelium is stratified ...

  6. Conjunctiva - Wikipedia

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    It is composed of non-keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium with goblet cells, stratified columnar epithelium and stratified cuboidal epithelium (depending on the zone). The conjunctiva is highly vascularised, with many microvessels easily accessible for imaging studies.

  7. Barrett's esophagus - Wikipedia

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    Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which there is an abnormal (metaplastic) change in the mucosal cells lining the lower portion of the esophagus, from stratified squamous epithelium to simple columnar epithelium with interspersed goblet cells that are normally present only in the small intestine and large intestine.

  8. Epidermis - Wikipedia

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    The human epidermis is an example of epithelium, particularly a stratified squamous epithelium. The word epidermis is derived through Latin from Ancient Greek epidermis, itself from Ancient Greek epi 'over, upon' and from Ancient Greek derma 'skin'. Something related to or part of the epidermis is termed epidermal.

  9. Transitional epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Transitional epithelium is a type of stratified epithelium. [1] Transitional epithelium is a type of tissue that changes shape in response to stretching (stretchable epithelium). The transitional epithelium usually appears cuboidal when relaxed and squamous when stretched. [ 1 ]