| System |
Tissue |
Epithelium |
Subtype
|
| circulatory |
blood vessels |
Simple squamous |
endothelium
|
| digestive |
ducts of submandibular glands |
simple columnar |
-
|
| digestive |
attached gingiva |
Stratified squamous, keratinized |
-
|
| digestive |
dorsum of tongue |
Stratified squamous, keratinized |
-
|
| digestive |
hard palate |
Stratified squamous, keratinized |
-
|
| digestive |
oesophagus |
Stratified squamous, non-keratinized |
-
|
| digestive |
stomach |
Simple columnar, non-ciliated |
gastric epithelium
|
| digestive |
small intestine |
Simple columnar, non-ciliated |
intestinal epithelium
|
| digestive |
large intestine |
Simple columnar, non-ciliated |
intestinal epithelium
|
| digestive |
rectum |
Simple columnar, non-ciliated |
-
|
| digestive |
anus |
Stratified squamous, non-keratinized superior to Hilton's white line
Stratified squamous, keratinized inferior to Hilton's white line |
-
|
| digestive |
gallbladder |
Simple columnar, non-ciliated |
-
|
| endocrine |
thyroid follicles |
Simple cuboidal |
-
|
| nervous |
ependyma |
Simple cuboidal |
-
|
| lymphatic |
lymph vessel |
Simple squamous |
endothelium
|
| integumentary |
skin - dead superficial layer |
Stratified squamous, keratinized |
-
|
| integumentary |
sweat gland ducts |
Stratified cuboidal |
-
|
| integumentary |
mesothelium of body cavities |
Simple squamous |
mesothelium
|
| reproductive - female |
ovaries |
Simple cuboidal |
germinal epithelium (female)
|
| reproductive - female |
fallopian tubes |
Simple columnar, ciliated |
-
|
| reproductive - female |
endometrium (uterus) |
Simple columnar, ciliated |
-
|
| reproductive - female |
cervix (endocervix) |
Simple columnar |
-
|
| reproductive - female |
cervix (ectocervix) |
Stratified squamous, non-keratinized |
-
|
| reproductive - female |
vaginal epithelium |
Stratified squamous, non-keratinized |
-
|
| reproductive - female |
labia majora |
Stratified squamous, keratinized |
-
|
| reproductive - male |
tubuli recti |
Simple cuboidal |
germinal epithelium (male)
|
| reproductive - male |
rete testis |
Simple cuboidal |
-
|
| reproductive - male |
efferent ducts |
Pseudostratified columnar |
-
|
| reproductive - male |
epididymis |
Pseudostratified columnar, with stereocilia |
-
|
| reproductive - male |
vas deferens |
Pseudostratified columnar |
-
|
| reproductive - male |
ejaculatory duct |
Simple columnar |
-
|
| reproductive - male (gland) |
bulbourethral glands |
Simple columnar |
-
|
| reproductive - male (gland) |
seminal vesicle |
Pseudostratified columnar |
-
|
| respiratory |
oropharynx |
Stratified squamous, non-keratinized |
-
|
| respiratory |
larynx |
Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated |
respiratory epithelium
|
| respiratory |
larynx - true vocal cords |
Stratified squamous, non-keratinized |
-
|
| respiratory |
trachea |
Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated |
respiratory epithelium
|
| respiratory
|
bronchi
|
Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated
|
|
| respiratory
|
terminal bronchioles
|
Simple cuboidal, ciliated
|
|
| respiratory |
respiratory bronchioles |
Simple cuboidal, ciliated |
-
|
| respiratory
|
alveoli
|
Simple squamous
|
|
| sensory |
cornea |
Stratified squamous, non-keratinized |
corneal epithelium
|
| sensory |
nose |
Pseudostratified columnar |
olfactory epithelium
|
| urinary |
kidney - proximal convoluted tubule |
Simple cuboidal, with microvilli |
-
|
| urinary |
kidney - ascending thin limb |
Simple squamous |
-
|
| urinary |
kidney - distal convoluted tubule |
Simple cuboidal, without microvilli |
-
|
| urinary |
kidney - collecting duct |
Simple cuboidal |
-
|
| urinary
|
kidney - Bowman's capsule
|
Simple squamous
|
-
|
| urinary
|
kidney - Loop of Henle
|
Simple squamous
|
-
|
| urinary
|
kidney - descending thin limb
|
Simple squamous
|
-
|
| urinary
|
kidney - descending thick limb
|
simple cuboidal
|
-
|
| urinary |
renal pelvis |
Transitional |
urothelium
|
| urinary |
ureter |
Transitional |
urothelium
|
| urinary |
urinary bladder |
Transitional |
urothelium
|
| urinary |
prostatic urethra |
Transitional |
urothelium
|
| urinary |
membranous urethra |
Pseudostratified columnar, non-ciliated |
-
|
| urinary |
penile urethra |
Pseudostratified columnar, non-ciliated |
-
|
| urinary |
urinary meatus |
Stratified squamous |
-
|
