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What are the 2 types of stratified columnar epithelium?
What are the 2 types of stratified columnar epithelium?
Keratinized and Nonkeratinized
What is the appearance of stratified squamous epithelial cells?
What is the appearance of stratified squamous epithelial cells?
Squamous cells apically, but basal layers vary from cuboidal to columnar
Nuclei of stratified squamous epithelia are ____ located.
Nuclei of stratified squamous epithelia are ____ located.
Centrally
Keratinized epithelium contains a _____.
Keratinized epithelium contains a _____.
Nonkeratinized epithelium contains a ______.
Nonkeratinized epithelium contains a ______.
What is the skin an example of?
What is the skin an example of?
What is the function of the skin?
What is the function of the skin?
What are the 2 examples of Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium?
What are the 2 examples of Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium?
What is the function of Nonkeratinized epithelium?
What is the function of Nonkeratinized epithelium?
In stratified cuboidal epithelium, there are ____ of cells, and nuclei are _____.
In stratified cuboidal epithelium, there are ____ of cells, and nuclei are _____.
What are the functions of stratified cuboidal epithelia?
What are the functions of stratified cuboidal epithelia?
Examples of stratified cuboidal epithelium.
Examples of stratified cuboidal epithelium.
How are the cells of stratified columnar epithelium arranged?
How are the cells of stratified columnar epithelium arranged?
The nuclei of stratified columnar epithelium are _____?
The nuclei of stratified columnar epithelium are _____?
What are examples of stratified columnar epithelium?
What are examples of stratified columnar epithelium?
What is another name for "transitional epithelium"?
What is another name for "transitional epithelium"?
Cells of transitional epithelium are _____.
Cells of transitional epithelium are _____.
Where are nuclei of transitional epithelia located?
Where are nuclei of transitional epithelia located?
What are the functions of transitional epithelium?
What are the functions of transitional epithelium?
Examples of transitional epithelium.
Examples of transitional epithelium.
Cells of pseudostratified columnar epithelium differ in _____, not all cells reach ____.
Cells of pseudostratified columnar epithelium differ in _____, not all cells reach ____.
The nuclei present in pseudostratified columnar epithelia are at various positions in cells.
The nuclei present in pseudostratified columnar epithelia are at various positions in cells.
Which is NOT a function of pseudostratified columnar epithelium?
Which is NOT a function of pseudostratified columnar epithelium?
Examples of pseudostratified columnar epithelium are: , ______ (canals) of many glands and organs (, _______).
Examples of pseudostratified columnar epithelium are: , ______ (canals) of many glands and organs (, _______).
What are the 3 special features of epithelia?
What are the 3 special features of epithelia?
What does the basement membrane separate?
What does the basement membrane separate?
The BM acts as a scaffolding on which ____ can ____ and ____ after injury.
The BM acts as a scaffolding on which ____ can ____ and ____ after injury.
How many layers does the basement membrane contain?
How many layers does the basement membrane contain?
What are the layers of the BM?
What are the layers of the BM?
The Basal lamina
The Basal lamina
The reticular lamina consists of _____ embedded in ______.
The reticular lamina consists of _____ embedded in ______.
What do the fibres of reticular lamina connect?
What do the fibres of reticular lamina connect?
Reticular lamina contains fibronectin.
Reticular lamina contains fibronectin.
What 2 finger-like projections are extensions of epithelial cells?
What 2 finger-like projections are extensions of epithelial cells?
Microvilli contain ____.
Microvilli contain ____.
What is the function of the apical surface microvilli and stereociliae?
What is the function of the apical surface microvilli and stereociliae?
Mircovilli and stereociliae are found in epithelia active in ____.
Mircovilli and stereociliae are found in epithelia active in ____.
Microvilli are much shorter than stereocilia.
Microvilli are much shorter than stereocilia.
Stereocilia are moving structures (motile).
Stereocilia are moving structures (motile).
Where are goblet cells and ciliae found?
Where are goblet cells and ciliae found?
Ciliae can help move molecules within the _____.
Ciliae can help move molecules within the _____.
Goblet cells and ciliae are found where?
Goblet cells and ciliae are found where?
What are the 3 major types of cell junctions?
What are the 3 major types of cell junctions?
Which of the following is considered a communicating junction?
Which of the following is considered a communicating junction?
Which of the following are anchoring junctions?
Which of the following are anchoring junctions?
Which of the following are occluding junctions?
Which of the following are occluding junctions?
What is meant by the term 'occluding'?
What is meant by the term 'occluding'?
Gap junctions connect cytoplasm of 2 cells and are made up of proteins called _____.
Gap junctions connect cytoplasm of 2 cells and are made up of proteins called _____.
Desmosomes are a group of ____ inserted into the opposing plasma membrane.
Desmosomes are a group of ____ inserted into the opposing plasma membrane.
What are the group of glycoproteins that make up a desmosome called?
What are the group of glycoproteins that make up a desmosome called?
What are desmosomes likened/compared to?
What are desmosomes likened/compared to?
What do desmosomes mediate?
What do desmosomes mediate?
Hemidesmosomes resemble desmosomes but are made up of INTEGRINS instead of CADHERINS.
Hemidesmosomes resemble desmosomes but are made up of INTEGRINS instead of CADHERINS.
For zonula ahderens junctions, the cytoplasmic face is linked to the _____.
For zonula ahderens junctions, the cytoplasmic face is linked to the _____.
Tight junctions isolate the ___ of the body from the ____.
Tight junctions isolate the ___ of the body from the ____.
