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Types of Epithelial Tissue
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Epithelial Tissue
There are three principal classifications associated with epithelial cells. Squamous epithelium has cells that are wider than they are tall. Cuboidal epithelium has cells whose height and width are approximately the same. Columnar epithelium has cells taller than they are wide.
This illustration shows the three principal classifications associated with epithelial cells. Squamous epithelium has cells that are wider than they are tall. Cuboidal epithelium has cells whose height and width are approximately the same. Columnar epithelium has cells taller than they are wide. There are pictures of each of these types of epithelium: simple squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar, stratified squamous, stratified cuboidal, pseudostratifed columnar, and transitional.
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