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Romeo Emmanuel A. Valera posted an update in the group
Medical Histology – MT 30 Lab C (2022) 4 years, 5 months ago Epithelial tissues are widespread throughout our bodies. They form the covering of all your body surfaces. They also line body cavities and the hollow organs. Furthermore, they are also the major tissue in glands. The variety of functions they can perform include excretion, secretion, protection, and sensory reception. The attached image below presents 3 different kinds of epithelium in the microscopic level!
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Epithelial tissue: Simple columnar epithelium. (n.d.). Eugraph. Retrieved March 16, 2022, from https://eugraph.com/histology/epith/simcol.html
Epithelial tissue: Simple cuboidal epithelium. (n.d.). Eugraph. Retrieved March 16, 2022, from https://eugraph.com/histology/epith/simcub.html
Epithelial tissue: Stratified squamous epithelium. (n.d.). Eugraph. Retrieved March 16, 2022, from https://eugraph.com/histology/epith/strsqua.html