epithelium

Tumor

...adenoma , cystadenoma , adenocarcinoma tubules epithelium (kidney): renal tubular adenoma , renal cell carcinoma (Grawitz tumor ) hepatocytes: hepatocellular adenoma , hepatocellular carcinoma bile ducts epithelium: cholangiocellular adenoma , cholangiocellular carcinoma melanocytes: melanocytic ...

Stem cell

.... Blood vessels , the dental pulp, the digestive epithelium , the retina , liver and even the brain are all said to contain stem cells. Adipose derived adult stem (ADAS) cells have also been isolated from fat, e.g. from liposuction. This source of cells seems to be similar in many ways to Mesenchymal...

Skin

...rmost epidermis is made up of stratified squamous epithelium with an underlying basement membrane . It contains no blood vessels , and is nourished by diffusion from the dermis. The main type of cells which make up the epidermis are keratinocytes , with melanocytes and Langerhans cells also present. Th...

Olfaction

... vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory epithelium located in the nose and processed by the olfactory system . Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 How smell works 2 Olfaction in the animal kingdom 3 References 4 External links How smell works As discovered by...

Muscle

...he four major tissue types, the other three being epithelium , connective tissue and nervous tissue . Muscle contraction is used to move parts of the body , as well as to move substances within the body. Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Types 2 Anatomy 3 Physiology 4 Nervou...

Lung

...is have a spongy texture and are honeycombed with epithelium having a much larger surface area in total than the outer surface area of the lung itself. The lungs of humans are typical of this type of lung. Breathing is largely driven by the diaphragm below, a muscle that by contracting expands the cavity i...

Kidney

...ood plasma to be filtered through the thin, porous epithelium of the glomerulus and the neighbouring Bowman's capsule wall to produce the glomerular filtrate, which enter the kidney tubule. Blood leaves the glomerulus through an efferent (out-going) arteriole. The Bowman's capsule contains a fluid-filled spa...