Epithelium
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Epithelium or epithelial tissue is a thin, continuous, protective layer of cells with little extracellular matrix. An example is the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. Epithelial tissues line
Types of epithelium
Summary showing different epithelial cells/tissues and their characteristics.
Different characteristics of glands of the body
Epithelial cell infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae
Tissue (biology)
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In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function. Tissues occupy a biological organizational
Epithelium
…the corresponding inner surfaces of body cavities, and the inner surfaces of blood vessels. Epithelial tissue is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. Epithelial tissues lack blood or lymph supply, but are supplied by nerves. There are…
Microscopic view of a histologic specimen of human lung, consisting of various tissues: blood, connective tissue, vascular endothelium and respiratory epithelium, stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
Cross section of 2-year-old Tilia americana, highlighting xylem ray shape and orientation
Cross section through skeletal muscle and a small nerve at high magnification (H&E stain)
Xavier Bichat (1771–1802)