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Published 07/30/2024 Example of protective epithelial tissue
Published 07/30/2024 Example of absorbtive epithelial tissue
Published 07/30/2024 Example of secretive epithelial tissue
Published 07/30/2024 Example of excretory epithelial tissue
Published 07/30/2024 Example of reproductive epithelial tissue
Published 07/30/2024 Example of sensory epithelial tissue
Published 07/30/2024 Example of lubricant epithelial tissue
Published 07/30/2024 Example of contractive epithelial tissue
Published 07/30/2024 SURFACE EPITHELIUM are present with what found intracellularly or within the cells for intercellular junctions
Published 07/30/2024 SURFACE EPITHELIUM are organized as such because of the cell junctions and form?
Published 07/30/2024 can the assigned surfaces of surface epithelium interchange?
Published 07/30/2024 part of the cell that is towards the basement membrane
Published 07/30/2024 part of the cell that is opposite; towards the apex
Published 07/30/2024 _____ portion of the cell will always be towards the basement surface
Published 07/30/2024 ________  will always be towards the apex/lumen. (Because there are cell membrane specializations specific for each of the surfaces)
Published 07/30/2024 nucleus are {{c1::basally::polarity}}-oriented
Published 07/30/2024 Do surface epithelium have blood vessels?
Published 07/30/2024 Found on the lateral and/or basal surfaces of the cell between cells
Published 07/30/2024 play a vital role in maintaining the structural integrity of epithelial cells
Published 07/30/2024 Tight Junctions are also known as?
Published 07/30/2024 Types of intercellular membrane specializations/junctions{{c1::tight junctions, adhering junctions (3), and gap junctions}}
Published 07/30/2024 {{c1::Tight Junctions / Zonula occludens::membrane junction}} - Extends around the whole perimeter right beneath the apical surface. Blocks passage of…
Published 07/30/2024 Location of Tight Junctions / Zonula occludens
Published 07/30/2024 Protein Composition of Tight Junctions / Zonula occludens
Published 07/30/2024 Cytoskeleton Connections of Tight Junctions / Zonula occludens
Published 07/30/2024 {{c1::Adhering Junctions (Zonula adherens or adhesion belt, Macula adherens or desmosome, Hemidesmosome)}} - serves as anchorage points for intracellu…
Published 07/30/2024 Types of Adhering Junctions
Published 07/30/2024 links cytoskeletons of adjacent cells to form strong cohesive epithelium
Published 07/30/2024 Location of Zonula adherens / Adhesion belt
Published 07/30/2024 Cytoskeleton Connections of Zonula adherens
Published 07/30/2024 similar to zonula adherens, except this is connected to intermediate filaments
Published 07/30/2024 Location of the Macula adherens / Desmosome
Published 07/30/2024 Protein Composition of Macula adherens / Desmosome
Published 07/30/2024 Cytoskeleton Connections of Macula adherens / Desmosome
Published 07/30/2024 modified desmosome links the cells to the underlying basement membrane
Published 07/30/2024 Location of the Hemidesmosome
Published 07/30/2024 Protein Composition of Hemidesmosome
Published 07/30/2024 Cytoskeleton Connections of the Hemidesmosome
Published 07/30/2024 Location of Gap Junctions
Published 07/30/2024 Protein Composition of Gap junctions
Published 07/30/2024 How many and what type of proteins are connexons made out of?
Published 07/30/2024 Cytoskeleton Connections of gap junctions
Published 07/30/2024 {{c1::Gap junctions::membrane junction}} - Passageway of ions and small molecules usually between excitable cells. intercellular communication / signa…
Published 07/30/2024 Also known as the luminal surfacelocated towards the apex or on the opposite end ofthe basal surfacehas various membrane specializationsintended for a…
Published 07/30/2024 Hair-like projections, appear as such when viewed under L/M (light microscope)
Published 07/30/2024 Types of cilia
Published 07/30/2024 Examples cells with motile cilia
Published 07/30/2024 Examples cells with non-motile cilia
Published 07/30/2024 2 parts of cilia
Published 07/30/2024 Axoneme or central core of cilia is composed of? 
Published 07/30/2024 Minute finger-like projections (appear as such when viewed under E/M)Appear as striated or brush border (“striated cuticular border”) when viewed unde…
Published 07/30/2024 Increase surface area for optimum absorption
Published 07/30/2024 what is the staining nature of microvilli? (eosinophilic/basophilic)
Published 07/30/2024 What do microvilli lack that cilia have?
Published 07/30/2024 Long microvilli (longer than cilia but thinner than microvilli)Facilitate absorption, not transport or movementVisible under L/M (may not be clearly s…
Published 07/30/2024 Stereocilia are found where?
Published 07/30/2024 What filament do stereocilia have siilar to microvilli?
Published 07/30/2024 Identify the apical membrane specializations
Published 07/30/2024 single layer only (cell layer nomenclature)
Published 07/30/2024 2 or more layers (cell layer nomenclature)
Published 07/30/2024 flat and irregular; the pavement when viewed from the top (cell type nomenclature)
Published 07/30/2024 cubes or square; length and height are equal (cell type nomenclature)
Published 07/30/2024 long or rectangular; length is greater the width (cell type nomenclature)
Published 07/30/2024 have umbrella or domeshaped cells; found only in the urinary tract (cell type nomenclature)
Published 07/30/2024 Where are transitional epithelial cells found?
Published 07/30/2024 one layer only but appears to be stratified because the nuclei of cells are at different levels (cell type nomenclature)
Published 07/30/2024 In stratified cells, the which layer gets the name
Published 07/30/2024 Salient features of respiratory epithelium
Published 07/30/2024 Where are simple columnar epithelium with Cilia
Published 07/30/2024 Location of Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with stereocilia?
Published 07/30/2024 Flat, irregularly looking cells; “Pavementing” - cells look like pavements
Published 07/30/2024 Locations of Simple squamous epithelium
Published 07/30/2024 Function of Simple squamous epithelium in the Kidney (Bowman’s capsule)
Published 07/30/2024 Function of endothelial Simple squamous epithelium
Published 07/30/2024 Function of mesothelial Simple squamous epithelium
Published 07/30/2024 Where are Simple cuboidal epithelium located and for what?
Published 07/30/2024 Salient structures of Simple columnar epithelium
Published 07/30/2024 What do the basal and apical sides of goblet cells have respectively?
Published 07/30/2024 Where is Simple columnar epithelium found?
Published 07/30/2024 Which simple columnar epithelium is striated? (SI/LI)
Published 07/30/2024 Which simple columnar epithelium have more goblet cells? (SI/LI)
Published 07/30/2024 Does the gall bladder have goblet cells?
Published 07/30/2024 Stratified squamous epithelium salient features
Published 07/30/2024 Where is Stratified squamous epithelium found?
Published 07/30/2024 Which Stratified squamous epithelium is keratinized? (Openings/Epidermis)
Published 07/30/2024 Which Stratified squamous epithelium can you see the nucleus in? (Openings/Epidermis)
Published 07/30/2024 Transitional epithelium salient structures
Published 07/30/2024 Which cells in transitional epithelium are domed shaped ans which are cuboidal? (apical/basal)
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