State the function of keratinised stratified squamous epithelium.

Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN:9781305112100
Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter4: Tissues, Organs, And Organ Systems
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Problem 1RQ: List the general characteristics of epithelium, and then describe the basic types of epithelial...
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State the function of keratinised stratified squamous epithelium.

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Tissue is the next level organization of the cells. There are 4 different types of tissue are present there are, muscular tissue, connective tissue, nervous tissue and epithelial tissue. Epithelial tissue lines the organ surfaces.

 

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Epithelial tissue are divided into

 

  1. Simple epithelium: this contains single layer of cells

 

  • Simple squamous epithelium
  • Simple cuboidal epithelium
  • Simple columnar epithelium
  • Pseudo stratified columnar epithelium

 

2. Stratified epithelium: this contain two or more layers of cells

 

  • Stratified squamous epithelium 
  • Stratified cuboidal epithelium 
  • Stratified columnar epithelium 
  • Pseudo stratified ciliated columnar epithelium 
  • Specialized stratified epithelia (keratinized. Para keratinized and transitional epithelia)
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