Table of epithelia of human organs

This table lists the epithelia of different organs of the human body.

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 epitheliumrespiratorybronchiPseudostratified columnar, ciliatedrespiratoryterminal bronchiolesSimple cuboidal, ciliated respiratory respiratory bronchioles Simple cuboidal, ciliated -respiratoryalveoliSimple 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 -urinarykidney - Bowman's capsuleSimple squamous -urinarykidney - Loop of HenleSimple squamous -urinarykidney - 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 -

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