Labeled Examples of Epithelium

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This represents a sampling of epithelial types that you might see in the laboratory.
The labels should help you orient to the study material

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Simple Squamous
(lung alveolus) 
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Simple Squamous
(endothelium) 
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Simple Cuboidal
(thyroid gland) 
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Simple Cuboidal
(nephron) 
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Simple Columnar
(digestive tube) 
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Pseudostratified
Ciliated Columnar
(trachea) 
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Stratified Squamous
(esophagus) 
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Thin Skin
(eyelid)
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Cornified Stratified
Squamous
(Thick Skin) 
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Transitional
Urinary Bladder 
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