Stratified cuboidal epithelium
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Stratified cuboidal epithelia are multi-layered.
They protect such areas as ducts of sweat glands and the male urethra.
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 Types of epithelium |
[edit] External links
- Overview at umdnj.edu
- Histology at KUMC epithel-epith17 "Sweat Duct" (Stratified cuboidal)
- Histology at OU 43_03 - "Skin"
- Organology at UC Davis TermsCells&Tissues/epithelial/epitypes/epitypes5 - "Types of Epithelium"
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Types: Columnar (simple, stratified) - Cuboidal (simple, stratified) - Pseudostratified/Respiratory - Squamous (simple, stratified) - Transitional - Olfactory
Features: Lateral/cell-cell: Tight junction - Adherens junction - Desmosome - Gap junction Basal/cell-matrix: Basal lamina - Hemidesmosome - Focal adhesion Apical: Cilia - Microvilli - Stereocilia
