Stratified cuboidal epithelium
| Stratified cuboidal epithelium | |
|---|---|
 Stratified cuboidal epithelium in the ducts of the parotid gland, visible as the borders of the two circular structures in the upper left. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Epithelium stratificatum cuboideum |
| Code | TH H2.00.02.0.02031 |
| This article is one of a series on |
| Epithelia |
|---|
| Squamous epithelial cell |
| Columnar epithelial cell |
| Cuboidal epithelial cell |
| Specialised epithelia |
|
| Other |
Stratified cuboidal epithelium is a type of epithelial tissue composed of multiple layers of cube-shaped cells.
Only the most superficial layer is made up of cuboidal cells, and the other layers can be cells of other types.
Distribution and Function
This type of tissue can be observed in sweat glands, mammary glands, circumanal glands, and salivary glands.[1][2] They protect areas such as the ducts of sweat glands,[3] mammary glands, and salivary glands.
References
- ↑ "Epithelium" (in Chinese). KMU(高雄醫學大學).
- ↑ "Stratified cuboidal epithelium" (in Chinese). KMU(高雄醫學大學).
- ↑ Eroschenko, Victor P. (2008). "Integumentary System". DiFiore's Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlations. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 212–234. ISBN 9780781770576.
External links
- Overview at umdnj.edu
- Histology at KUMC epithel-epith17 "Sweat Duct" (Stratified cuboidal)
- Histology image: 43_03 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - "Skin"
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.