columnar epithelium
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium is a type of epithelium that appears to be stratified but instead consists of a single layer of irregularly shaped and differently sized columnar cells.
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In simple columnar epithelium, the nucleus of the tall column-like cells tends to be elongated and located in the basal end of the cells.
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The lining of the conducting zone is composed mostly of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium with goblet cells.
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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 columnar epithelial cancer or columnar epithelioma originates in mucous membranes covered with columnar epithelium, and is chiefly met with in the stomach and intestine.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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