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. Only the most superficial layer is made up of cuboidal cells, and the other layers can be cells of other types. This is because, conventionally, naming of stratified epithelium is based on the type of cell in the most superficial layer.
They protect areas such as the ducts of sweat glands,[1] mammary glands, and salivary glands.
References
- ^ Eroschenko, Victor P. (2008). "Integumentary 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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