columnar epithelium
Americannoun
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The trachea is lined with pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium, which is continuous with the larynx.
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Continuous with the laryngopharynx, the superior portion of the larynx is lined with stratified squamous epithelium, transitioning into pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium that contains goblet cells.
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium is found in the respiratory tract, where some of these cells have cilia.
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The simple columnar epithelium of the gallbladder mucosa is organized in rugae, similar to those of the stomach.
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The part of the tract near the tongue is lined by squamous epithelium; the lower part by columnar epithelium, which, below the level of the hyoid, is usually ciliated.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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