The Different Types of Epithelium

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So basically what you're saying is if you have a look down the microscope of organs that can descend and contract or change the shape like a bladder, for example. You'll see that going from the basal side to the apical side of these stratified epithelia. So there's many layers. It's probably going to be more columnar at the basal layer and then probably more cuboidal. And then as we get to theApical layer, it's going to beMore squamous. Now one of them could be little hairs, eyelashes. That's where the name comes from. Celia. When people talk about you and I, they say, you're celia

One of the four tissue types of the body, epithelia lines and protects our organs from the external and internal environment. In this episode, Dr Matt & Dr Mike explain how the different shape and layers of epithelia tell you what function it performs (form = functions) and highlight examples in the body where you can find each type. They also explore cancer, metaplasia, dysplasia, and Dr Matt's mums skin cancer diagnosis and surgery.

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