Columnar epithelia
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Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least twice their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and stratified (or multi-layered).
Histology: epithelial tissue | |
|---|---|
| Types |
Columnar (simple, stratified) - Cuboidal (simple, stratified) - Pseudostratified/Respiratory - Squamous (simple, stratified) - Transitional - Olfactory |
| Features |
Lateral/cell-cell: Tight junction - Adherens junction - Desmosome - Gap junction |