Stratified cuboidal epithelium
| Stratified cuboidal epithelium | |
|---|---|
 Stratified cuboidal epithelium in the ducts of the parotid gland | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Epithelium stratificatum cuboideum |
| TH | H2.00.02.0.02031 |
| FMA | 63912 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Stratified cuboidal epithelium is a rare type of epithelial tissue composed of cuboidally shaped cells arranged in multiple layers.
They protect areas such as the ducts of sweat glands,[1] mammary glands, and salivary glands.
References
- ^ Eroschenko, Victor P. (2008). "Intergumentary System". DiFiore's Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlations. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 212–234. ISBN 9780781770576.
External links
- Overview at umdnj.edu
- Histology at KUMC epithel-epith17 "Sweat Duct" (Stratified cuboidal)
- Histology image: 43_03 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - "Skin"
- Anatomy photo: TermsCells&Tissues/epithelial/epitypes/epitypes5 - Comparative Organology at University of California, Davis - "Types of Epithelium"
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