Types of Stratified Epithelia

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Composite histological image showing different types of stratified epithelia. The top left panel displays stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium with multiple cell layers and cells with nuclei all the way to surface, the very top nuclei being flattened. The top right panel shows stratified squamous keratinized epithelium with a surface layer of keratin (cells with no nuclei). The center panel illustrates stratified cuboidal epithelium with two layers of cuboidal cells with spherical nuclei. The bottom left panel shows transitional epithelium in a relaxed state with dome-shaped surface cells, while the bottom right panel shows transitional epithelium in a distended state with flattened surface cells. The image highlights structural variations among stratified epithelial types.
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University of British Columbia, K. Pinder; University of Tasmania, J. Chapman

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