3.2 Epithelial Tissue
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Epithelial tissue is a sheet of cells that covers the body surface or lines the body cavity. It occurs in the body as a covering, as a lining epithelium and as glandular, epithelium . The functions of epithelium includes protection, absorption, filtration, excretion, secretion and sensory reception. Based on the structural modification of the cells, the epithelial tissues are classified into simple epithelium and compound epithelium or stratified epithelium. Simple epithelium is composed of a single layer of cells. They are found in the organs of absorption, secretion and filtration. Simple epithelial tissue is further classified
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Epithelial tissue is a sheet of cells that covers the body surface or lines the body cavity. It occurs in the body as a covering, as a lining epithelium and as glandular, epithelium . The functions of epithelium includes protection, absorption, filtration, excretion, secretion and sensory reception. Based on the structural modification of the cells, the epithelial tissues are classified into simple epithelium and compound epithelium or stratified epithelium.
Simple epithelium is composed of a single layer of cells. They are found in the organs of absorption, secretion and filtration. Simple epithelial tissue is further classified
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