columnar epithelium
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The trachea is lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium is found in the respiratory tract, where some of these cells have cilia.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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 Alexander Miles
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