Medicine:Table of epithelia of human organs
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This table lists the epithelia of different organs of the human body
System | Tissue | Epithelium | Subtype |
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circulatory | blood vessels | Simple squamous | endothelium |
digestive | ducts of submandibular glands | Stratified columnar | - |
digestive | attached gingiva | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - |
digestive | dorsum of tongue | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - |
digestive | hard palate | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - |
digestive | oesophagus | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - |
digestive | stomach | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | gastric epithelium |
digestive | small intestine | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | intestinal epithelium |
digestive | large intestine | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | intestinal epithelium |
digestive | rectum | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | - |
digestive | anus | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized superior to Hilton's white line Stratified squamous, keratinized inferior to Hilton's white line |
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digestive | gallbladder | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | - |
endocrine | thyroid follicles | Simple cuboidal | - |
nervous | ependyma | Simple cuboidal | - |
lymphatic | lymph vessel | Simple squamous | endothelium |
integumentary | skin - dead superficial layer | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - |
integumentary | sweat gland ducts | Stratified cuboidal | - |
integumentary | mesothelium of body cavities | Simple squamous | mesothelium |
reproductive - female | ovaries | Simple cuboidal | germinal epithelium (female) |
reproductive - female | Fallopian tubes | Simple columnar, ciliated | - |
reproductive - female | endometrium (uterus) | Simple columnar, ciliated | - |
reproductive - female | cervix (endocervix) | Simple columnar | - |
reproductive - female | cervix (ectocervix) | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - |
reproductive - female | vaginal epithelium | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - |
reproductive - female | labia majora | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - |
reproductive - male | tubuli recti | Simple cuboidal | germinal epithelium (male) |
reproductive - male | rete testis | Simple cuboidal | - |
reproductive - male | efferent ducts | Pseudostratified columnar | - |
reproductive - male | epididymis | Pseudostratified columnar, with stereocilia | - |
reproductive - male | vas deferens | Pseudostratified columnar | - |
reproductive - male | ejaculatory duct | Simple columnar | - |
reproductive - male (gland) | bulbourethral glands | Simple columnar | - |
reproductive - male (gland) | seminal vesicle | Pseudostratified columnar | - |
respiratory | oropharynx | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - |
respiratory | larynx | Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated | respiratory epithelium |
respiratory | larynx - True vocal cords | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - |
respiratory | trachea | Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated | respiratory epithelium |
respiratory | bronchi | Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated | |
respiratory | terminal bronchioles | Simple cuboidal, ciliated | |
respiratory | respiratory bronchioles | Simple cuboidal, ciliated | - |
respiratory | alveoli | Simple squamous | |
sensory | cornea | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | corneal epithelium |
sensory | nose | Pseudostratified columnar | olfactory epithelium |
urinary | kidney - proximal convoluted tubule | Simple cuboidal, with microvilli | - |
urinary | kidney - ascending thin limb | Simple squamous | - |
urinary | kidney - distal convoluted tubule | Simple cuboidal, without microvilli | - |
urinary | kidney - collecting duct | Simple cuboidal | - |
urinary | kidney - Bowman's capsule | Simple squamous | - |
urinary | kidney - Loop of Henle | Simple squamous | - |
urinary | kidney - descending thin limb | Simple squamous | - |
urinary | kidney - descending thick limb | simple cuboidal | - |
urinary | renal pelvis | Transitional | urothelium |
urinary | ureter | Transitional | urothelium |
urinary | urinary bladder | Transitional | urothelium |
urinary | prostatic urethra | Transitional | urothelium |
urinary | membranous urethra | Pseudostratified columnar, non-ciliated | - |
urinary | penile urethra | Pseudostratified columnar, non-ciliated | - |
urinary | urinary meatus | Stratified squamous | - |
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