What is a simple method of telling the difference between stratified squamous epithelium and transitional epithelium?
What is a simple method of telling the difference between stratified squamous epithelium and transitional epithelium?
Answer: Stratified squamous epithelium changes cell shape from the basement membrane to the surface. At the basement membrane the cells tend to be columnar or cuboidal and flatten out as they work their way to the surface. Transitional epithelium has cells that are pretty much the same shape from the basement membrane to the surface. The surface cells are generally the largest cells. The cells change their shape according to the pressure applied.
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