Term
| IDENTIFYING EPITHELIAL TISSUE |
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Definition
FORM LININGS AND COVERINGS OF ORGANS
MOST SLIDES CONTAIN MORE TISSUE THAN JUST EPI
TO LOCATE EPI LOOK FOR ANY WHITE SPACE OR EMPTY SPACE
SPACE WILL TYPICALLY BE OUTSIDE ORGAN OF BE THE LUMEN (INSIDE)
TISSUE THAT LIES DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO EMPTY SPACE WIL USUALLY BE EPI |
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Term
| IDENTIFYING EPITHELIUM BY LAYERS |
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Definition
SIMPLE-ONE LAYER
STRATIFIED - TWO OR MORE LAYERS THICK
CELL SHAPE CAN VARY IN STRATIFIED
ALWAYS IDENTIFY SHAPES OF CELLS ON APICAL (TOP) SURFACE |
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Term
| CHARACTERISTICS OF EPITHELIAL CELLS |
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Definition
FREE SURFACE
HIGHLY CELLULAR
AVASCULAR (NO BLOOD VESSELS)
HAVE DISTINCT BASAL (BOTTOM) AND APICAL (TOP) SURFACE |
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Term
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Definition
| ON EPI CELLS ANCHORS THE EPI TO THE UNDERLYING TISSUES |
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