“Cells here are always taller than they are wide, with apical cilia or microvilli, and are often specialized for absorption. Complexes of tight and adherent junctions, sometimes called ‘terminal bars’ in light microscopic images, are present at the apical ends of cells” (Mescher, 2018, p. 83).

Reference

Mescher, A. L. (2018). Junquiera’s basic histology: Text and atlas. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.