Epithelial cells form sheets that define the inside, outside, and boundaries of the organism. match each spatial description below with the correct name of the structure or domain that it describes.

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Epithelial cells form sheets that define the inside, outside, and boundaries of the organism. match each spatial description below with the correct name of the structure or domain that it describes.

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Alexandria · Answer 1

Epithelial cells are found everywhere in our body which comes in different shapes. They are compose of layers and classify by the following:

· Squamous epithelium - they look like flat and scale-like in nature where the cells is wider than there height. They are usually in the lining of blood vessels and air sacs of the lungs.

· Cuboidal epithelium - they look like a cube where the cells has the same height and width. They are found in tissues that absorbs and secretes substances like glands and kidneys.

· Columnar epithelium - they look like column-shaped where the cells are taller and thin. They can be seen in places that secretes mucus like the stomach.