| A | B |
|---|
| flattened cells | squamous |
| cells that are taller than they are wide | columnar |
| a single layer of cells | simple |
| cells that are as wide as they are tall | cuboidal |
| a number of layers of cells | stratified |
| tissue under epithelial tissue that hold it in place & supply nutrients | basement membrane |
| found where diffusion and absorption are needed (lungs, capillaries) | simple squamous |
| cells that produce mucus; usually found near columnar cells | goblet cells |
| skin is this type of epithelial tissue | stratified squamous |
| process that occurs as skin cells dry out and fill with a waxy substance | keratinization |
| found in areas of stress and stretching; urinary bladder | stratified transitional |
| cells appear layered but are not | pseudostratified |
| projections of a columnar cell that increase its surface area or assist in moving substances along the cell surface | microvilli/cilia |
| indicates a blood supply | vascular |
| describes the blood supply of epithelial tissue | avascular |
