The Different Types of Epithelia

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Stratified columnar is a very rare type of epithelial. You don't really find it in many places, but the one place that you can find it Really? I was going to say the malurethra and also the conjunctiva of the eye. And then finally transitional epithelia which best example is the urinary bladder. But anywhere for distancing, hollow, line by epithelia, needing to distend and come back, it's just going to have from possibly columnar to cuboidal to squamous. That's the various layers. So if you were holding on to your urine. Just put my hands like this. You couldn't make it to the

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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