epithelium

Introduction

Avascular, cellular layer covering body surfaces, including:

• cutaneous
• mucous
• serous
• glands Epthelium may be simple or stratified:
• simple epithelium
  • columnar epithelium (intestines)
  • transitional epithelium
  • cuboidal epithelium
  • simple squamous epithelium
  • neuroepithelium
• stratified epithelium
  • stratified squamous epithelium (epidermis) Many if not most epithelia rest on basement membrane.

More general terms

• tissue

More specific terms

• columnar epithelium
• cuboidal epithelium
• epidermis
• germinal epithelium
• mesothelium
• mucous membrane
• neuroepithelium
• serous membrane; serosa
• simple epithelium
• squamous epithelium
• stratified epithelium
• thymic corpuscles (Hassall bodies, Hassall concentric corpuscles, Virchow-Hassall bodies, Hassall's corpuscles)
• transitional epithelium

Additional terms

• epithelial cell

Components

• basement membrane