Question

Give the structure and function of different types of epithelial tissues.

Answer 1

There are four types of epithelial tissues:

1. Squamous
2. Columnar
3. Cuboidal
4. Ciliated

Tissue	Structure	Function
Squamous	Thin, flattened and polygonal cells	Protective
Columnar	Vertically arranged, tall, cylindrical or column-like cells	Secretory
Cuboidal	Cube-like cells	Absorption
Ciliated	Cilia developed on columnar tissue	Cilia lashes and moves substances in its contact