| A | B |
|---|
| Skin | epithelial |
| simple | one layer of cells |
| stratified | multiple layers of cells |
| transitional | multiple layers and the cell shape can change |
| Classes of epithelial tissues | sipmle, stratified, transitional |
| Descriptors of epithelial tissues | squamos, cuboidal, columnar |
| squamos | very flat |
| cuboidal | cube shaped |
| columnar | taller than wide |
| simple squamos | found in blood vessels;transfer of gases |
| simple columnar | absorbs secretions |
| simple cubodial | found in renal tubes; look square |
| stratified squamos | skin |
| transitional | found in GI tract; stretch, shrink |
| cilia | specialized cells that remove dust |
| connective tissues | supplyblood to the epithial tissue |
| integument | largest organ in the body |
| malignant melanoma | skin cancer |
