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Simple squamous epithelium falls under the physiological category of exchange epithelium due to its ability to rapidly transport molecules across the tissue layer. To facilitate this movement, some types of simple squamous epithelium may have pores between cells to allow molecules to move through it,
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577:Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
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557:Stratified columnar epithelium
550:Stratified cuboidal epithelium
543:Stratified squamous epithelium
299:(one of the two layers of the
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319:(lining of blood and lymph
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523:Simple columnar epithelium
516:Simple cuboidal epithelium
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366:Simple Squamous Epithelium
285:simple squamous epithelium
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164:Cuboidal epithelial cell
136:Columnar epithelial cell
113:Squamous epithelial cell
591:Transitional epithelium
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582:Respiratory epithelium
293:tessellated epithelium
81:Anatomical terminology
363:Jason Yazbek (2012),
327:(coelomic epithelium/
186:Specialised epithelia
289:pavement epithelium
723:Myoepithelial cell
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502:Endothelium
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325:mesothelium
321:capillaries
317:endothelium
199:Respiratory
51:Identifiers
16:Tissue type
716:Components
596:Urothelium
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449:Epithelial
372:2012-09-14
351:References
335:of lungs,
329:peritoneum
309:filtration
305:epithelium
204:Intestinal
178:Stratified
150:Stratified
127:Stratified
33:Epithelium
745:Striated
691:Secretion
659:Meibomian
654:Sebaceous
649:Holocrine
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625:Mechanism
469:Cuboidal
464:Squamous
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313:diffusion
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194:Olfactory
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780:Category
644:Apocrine
474:Columnar
637:Eccrine
333:alveoli
214:Vaginal
757:Acinus
611:Glands
490:Simple
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145:Simple
122:Simple
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670:Shape
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570:Other
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