TERM 1
Epithelial Tissue
DEFINITION 1
Epithelium is one of the four basic types of animal tissue.
Basement membrane, cells, free ends
TERM 2
simple squamous
DEFINITION 2
A simple squamous epithelium is a single layer of flat cells in
contact with the basal lamina of the epithelium.Permeable
and occurs where small molecules pass quickly through
membranes via filtration or diffusion.
TERM 3
simple cuboidal
DEFINITION 3
Simple cuboidal epithelium is a type of epithelium that
consists of a single layer of cuboidal cells.Lining thyroid
gland, ovaries, kidneys
TERM 4
pseudostratified columnar
DEFINITION 4
A pseudostratified epithelium is a type of epithelium that,
though comprising only a single layer of cells, has its cell
nuclei positioned in a manner suggestive of stratified
epithelia.
TERM 5
Merocrine gland
DEFINITION 5
Secretionvia exocytosis from secretory cells into an
epithelial-walled duct or ducts and thence onto a bodily
surface or into the lumen.
