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Epithelial Tissue
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Anatomy
12th Grade
09/27/2010

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Pseudostratified Columnar

Function:removing dust and particles from airways, has cilia

Location:lines the respiratory passageways

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Simple Columnar

Functio:Absorption

Location:lines the uterus and most organs of the digestive tract

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Simple Cuboidal

Function:Secretion and Absorption

Location:glands, kidney tubules, ovaries


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Simple Squamous

Function:Diffusion and Filtration

Location:lungs, walls of capillaries and vessels


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Stratified Squamous

Function:Protects underlying cells

Location:skin(keratinized) (cells flatten towards surface) and the throat, vagina, mouth (soft)



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Stratified Cuboidal

Function:Protection

Location:lines ducts of the mammary glands, sweat glands, pancreas

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Stratified Columnar

Function:Protection, secretion

Location:male urethra and vas deferens, parts of the pharynx

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Transitional (unstretched)

Function:Specialized to become distended

Location:urinary tract

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Ruse
Definition
a trick
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