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KEY IDEA:
You
LO1: MUST identify a variety of specialised cells
LO2: SHOULD link their structure to their function
within the organism
LO3: COULD
Epithelial tissue
Epithelial tissues are found lining organs
and surfaces.
Epithelial tissues can be divided into
different types:
squamous epithelial tissue
columnar epithelial tissue
endothelium tissue.
Squamous
Squamous means scale-like.
Simple squamous epithelium is
a single layer of flat scaleshaped cells.
Both the endothelial lining of
blood vessels and the
mesothelial lining of the body
Cuboidal epithelial
Lines small ducts, tubules.
cells
It can have an excretory,
secretory or absorptive
function - i.e. in salivary
glands.
Columnar epithelial
cells
Trachea lining.
Coloured scanning electron
micrograph (SEM) of a section
through the wall of a trachea (wind
pipe).
The trachea links the larynx to the
lungs.
The lining consists of mucussecreting goblet cells (one seen at
centre, pink) and epithelial cells
(vertical) that are covered in cilia
(hair-like).
Mucus traps debris, such as dust
particles or bacteria, in the inhaled
air, while the beating of the cilia
moves the mucus and particles
upwards out of the respiratory
tract.
Human
respiratory
tract. What role
do the cilia
perform? Why
is mucus
produced?
Human oviduct
ciliated
epithelium.
What role does
it perform?
Endothelial tissue
Endothelial tissue consists of a
layer of flattened cells, one layer
thick.
It is found lining the heart, blood
vessels and lymphatic vessels
(vessels that make up the
lymphatic system).
The cells provide a short diffusion
pathway for the movement of
various substances, such as:
products of digestion into blood
capillaries
Endotheliumisatype of
epitheliumthatlinestheinterior
surfaceofblood vessels and
lymphatic vessels,formingan
interfacebetweencirculatingblood
orlymphinthelumenandtherest
ofthevesselwall.Itisathinlayer
ofsimplesquamous cells
calledendothelialcells.