| A | B |
|---|
| One layer of very flat cells | Simple squamous |
| Lines air sacs of lungs | Simple squamous |
| Lines the heart, blood vessels, and forms the walls of capillaries | Endothelium (simple squamous in these specific locations) |
| Epithelial layer of serous membranes | Mesothelium (simple squamous in this particular location) |
| Bowman's membrane in the kidney | Simple squamous |
| One layer of cube-shaped cells | Simple cuboidal |
| Lines kidney tubules | Simple cuboidal |
| One layer of rectangular cells | Simple columnar |
| Characteristic tissue of digestive tract from stomach to end of rectum | Simple columnar non-ciliated |
| Lines Fallopian tubes | Simple columnar ciliated |
| Lines some of the smaller respiratory passages | Simple columnar ciliated |
| More than one layer of epithelial cells; cells on free edge are very flat | Stratified squamous |
| More than one layer of cells; cells on free edge are very flat; all cells are alive right out to the edge | Stratified squamous non-keratinized |
| Lines mouth & vagina | Stratified squamous non-keratinized |
| More than one layer of cells; cells on free edge are very flat; outer layers of cells are dead | Stratified squamous keratinized |
| Epithelial layer of skin | Stratified squamous keratinized |
| More than one layer of cells; cells on free edge are cube-shaped | Stratified cuboidal |
| More than one layer of cells; cells on free edge are rectangular | Stratified columnar |
| 2 tissues found in few places in the body: ducts of glands and parts of the male urethra | Stratified cuboidal & stratified columnar |
| Specialized for stretching without leaking | Transitional |
| Lines urinary bladder | Transitional |
| Appearance changes greatly as it stretches | Transitional |
| Looks stratified but isn't really | Pseudostratified |
| All cells touch basement membrane but some do not reach the surface | Pseudostratified |
| Characteristic epithelium of most respiratory passages | Pseudostratified ciliated |
