ANAT2241 Covering and Lining Epithelia
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General Objective
To learn the structure and function of covering and lining epithelia.
Associated lecture slides: Covering and Lining Epithelia (17.51 MB PDF) | 4 slides/page
Specific Objectives
- To identify covering and lining epithelia.
- To understand the terms endothelium, and mesothelium.
- To classify epithelia on the basis of cell morphology and cell arrangement (e.g. layering), noting the general absence of blood vessels in epithelia.
- To study the surface specializations of some epithelial cells: brush or striated border (microvilli), non-motile stereocilia and motile cilia and to recognise these specialisation in electron micrographs.
Learning Activities
To identify, draw and label the various types of epithelium (simple, stratified and pseudostratified) and to discuss some of the special functional features associated with their structure.
Virtual Slides: Covering and Lining Epithelia
Epithelia cell shape | Epithelia sectioning appearance |
Histology
Epithelium forms continuous layers of cells that cover surfaces and line cavities of the body.
Simple epithelium
Venule with endothelium, a simple squamous epithelium lining. |
Thyroid follicles, with a simple cuboidal epithelium surrounding each follicle. |
Pseudostratified epithelium
Trachea lined with a pseudostratified epithelium. |
Testis ductus epididymidis lined with a pseudostratified epithelium. |
Testis ductus epididymidis lined with a pseudostratified epithelium.
Stratified epithelium
Oesophagus stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium.
Transitional epithelium
Urinary bladder transitional epithelium |
Ureter transitional epithelium |
Unlabeled Images
Electron Micrographs
Epithelia Specialisations - Cilia
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Scanning Electron micrograph
This respiratory epithelium surface view by scanning electron microscope (SEM) shows the 3 dimensional structure of the cilia protruding into the airspace. |
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Epithelia Specialisations - Villi
Simple Squamous Epithelium
An electron micrograph of a capillary blood vessel with white blood cell located in the lumen.
The endothelium is an example of a simple squamous epithelium. Note the nuclei of the endothelial cells bulging into the vessel lumen.
Scale bar 1 μm (Stain - Osmium) |
Epithelia Specialisations - Junctions
Junctional complex between two cells in the epithelium of the intestinal mucosa (rat), intestinal lumen is towards the top of image.
These 2 epithelial cells have a range of different junctional complexes along their lateral contact membranes. Half (hemi-) versions of these junctions also occur on the cell basal membrane where it attaches to the extracellular matrix (basal lamina, visible in EM), not shown in this image.
Note that the luminal membrane is nearly symmetrical, the outer leaflet being only slightly thinner and less dense than the inner leaflet, whereas the lateral membrane is definitely asymmetrical. The total thickness of all three layers is about 110 A along the apical surface of the cell but measures only about 70 to 80 A along the lateral intercellular spaces. Note also the fluffy dense material (fro) (probably mucus) associated with the tips and sides of the microvilli.
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ANAT2241 This practical support page content is not part of the science practical class and provides only background information for student self-directed learning purposes.
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, March 19) Embryology ANAT2241 Covering and Lining Epithelia. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/ANAT2241_Covering_and_Lining_Epithelia
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