The urinary system filters the blood and produce urine as a discarded by-product. The kidneys, renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra are all organs of the urinary system.
The epithelium lining the lumen of the convoluted tubules of the kidneys is the simple cuboidal epithelium. The polarity of the cells makes the basal and apical surfaces have different proteins.
The urothelium, a unique stratified epithelium, lines the renal bladder. The ureter, urinary bladder, and proximal urethra are the only places where urothelium can be found. Squamous metaplasia may be keratinizing or non-keratinizing in the urothelium.
Read more at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30509153/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK540963/
A layer of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) lines the transitional epithelium of the urinary system, preventing microbial and crystal adhesion to the bladder’s epithelium and limiting the passage of solutes and proteins.
The urinary system filters the blood and produce urine as a discarded by-product. The kidneys, renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra are all organs of the urinary system.
Read more at:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/anatomy-of-the-urinary-system#:~:text=The%20urinary%20system's%20function%20is,and%20converts%20them%20to%20energy.
The epithelium lining the lumen of the convoluted tubules of the kidneys is the simple cuboidal epithelium. The polarity of the cells makes the basal and apical surfaces have different proteins.
Read more at:
https://bio.davidson.edu/people/kabernd/BerndCV/Lab/EpithelialInfoWeb/Simple%20Cuboidal%20Epithelium.html#:~:text=In%20the%20kidney%2C%20simple%20cuboidal,to%20have%20different%20surface%20proteins.
The urothelium, a unique stratified epithelium, lines the renal bladder. The ureter, urinary bladder, and proximal urethra are the only places where urothelium can be found. Squamous metaplasia may be keratinizing or non-keratinizing in the urothelium.
Read more at:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30509153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK540963/
A layer of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) lines the transitional epithelium of the urinary system, preventing microbial and crystal adhesion to the bladder’s epithelium and limiting the passage of solutes and proteins.
Read more at:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/transitional-epithelium#:~:text=The%20transitional%20epithelium%20of%20the,proteins%20through%20the%20bladder%20epithelium.