Columnar epithelia

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Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least four times their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and stratified (or multi-layered).

• Simple columnar epithelia
• Stratified columnar epithelia
• Pseudostratified columnar epithelia

v • d • e Histology: epithelial tissue Types Columnar (simple, stratified) · Cuboidal (simple, stratified) · Pseudostratified (Respiratory) · Squamous (simple, stratified) · Transitional/Urothelium · Olfactory · Corneal Features Lateral/cell-cell Tight junction (Claudin, Occludin) · Adherens junction (Cadherin) · Desmosome (Desmoplakin, Plakoglobin, Tonofibril, Desmoglein) · Gap junction (Connexon, Connexin) Basal/cell-matrix Basal lamina · Hemidesmosome (Tonofibril) · Focal adhesion · Costamere Apical Cilia · Microvilli · Stereocilia