Simple columnar epithelium
Vertical section of a villus from the dog’s small intestine. X 80. (Simple columnar epithelium labeled at right, third from top.)
Transverse section of a villus, from the human intestine. X 350. a. Basement membrane, here somewhat shrunken away from the epithelium. b. Lacteal. c. Columnar epithelium. d. Its striated border. e. Goblet cells. f. Leucocytes in epithelium. f’. Leucocytes below epithelium. g. Bloodvessels. h. Muscle cells cut across.

A simple columnar epithelium is a columnar epithelium that is uni-layered. In humans, a simple columnar epithelium forms a lining in the uterus and in most organs of the digestive tract including the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

Simple columnar epithelia are further divided into two categories: nonciliated and ciliated.

Contents 1 Nonciliated 2 Ciliated 3 Additional images 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Nonciliated

Nonciliated columnar epithelia do not have cilia, and are found in the gastrointestinal tract and the gallbladder where they perform secretion and absorption.

~usually absorbs through the digestive system ~located in the stomach and intestines,gallbladder, and excretory ducts of some glands. ~more function, more tissue, more cytoplasm ~ nucleus is closer to the basal surface ~ absorbs; secretion of mucus enzymes and other substances.

[edit] Ciliated

Ciliated columnar epithelia move mucus and other substances via cilia, and are found in the upper respiratory tract, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus, and the central part of the spinal cord. Propels by cilary action.

Ciliated columnar epithelium lines the lumen of the uterine tube, where currents generated by the cilia propel the egg cell toward the uterus.

[edit] Additional images

Types of epithelium.	Histology of gallbladder.	Layers of stomach wall.	Vertical section of mucous membrane of human uterus.
skin of slug Deroceras leave	lining of gallbladder

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Histology at KUMC epithel-epith05 "Gall bladder" - Simple columnar epithelium
• UIUC Histology Subject 1061 - Uterine tube lumen

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v • d • e Histology: epithelial tissue Types Columnar (simple, stratified) · Cuboidal (simple, stratified) · Pseudostratified (Respiratory) · Squamous (simple, stratified) · Transitional/Urothelium · Olfactory · Corneal Features Lateral/cell-cell Tight junction (Claudin, Occludin) · Adherens junction (Cadherin) · Desmosome (Desmoplakin, Plakoglobin, Tonofibril, Desmoglein) · Gap junction (Connexon, Connexin) Basal/cell-matrix Basal lamina · Hemidesmosome (Tonofibril) · Focal adhesion · Costamere Apical Cilia · Microvilli · Stereocilia