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==Stratified epithelia cartoon==
==Stratified Epithelia cartoon==


:Links: [[Foundations_-_Histology_Epithelia_and_Skin|Medicine - Epithelia and Skin]]
This simplified cartoon shows the different types of stratified epithelia in the body.


* identifies the different layers names and locations.
* key cell type '''keratinocytes'''.
* epithelial basal layer is the source of stem cells replacing the overlying cells.
* all epithelia are separated from an underlying connective tissue by a specialized extracellular matrix, the '''basement membrane'''.


:'''Links:''' [[Foundations_-_Histology_Epithelia_and_Skin|Medicine - Epithelia and Skin]] | [[Histology]]





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Stratified Epithelia cartoon

This simplified cartoon shows the different types of stratified epithelia in the body.

  • identifies the different layers names and locations.
  • key cell type keratinocytes.
  • epithelial basal layer is the source of stem cells replacing the overlying cells.
  • all epithelia are separated from an underlying connective tissue by a specialized extracellular matrix, the basement membrane.


Links: Medicine - Epithelia and Skin | Histology



Source: Dr Carol Lazar (2000)

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