Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelia

This type is found almost exclusively in the respiratory system and is also called respiratory epithelium (Fig. 4-10).

• Examine the cells lining the trachea (slide 2,7, or 140).
• Note the appearance of the cilia, the goblet cells, and
• The very thick basement membrane.

What is meant by the term "polarity" as applied to epithelial cells?


What are the various kinds of functions represented among the epithelial types examined so far?
 

Stratified squamous epithelium.