Columnar_cells

Columnar cells

Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least twice their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and stratified (or multi-layered).

Simple columnar epithelia
Stratified columnar epithelia
Pseudostratified columnar epithelia

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Types	Columnar (simple, stratified) - Cuboidal (simple, stratified) - Pseudostratified - Respiratory - Squamous (simple, stratified) - Transitional - Olfactory

Features	Lateral/cell-cell: Tight junction - Adherens junction - Desmosome - Gap junction Basal/cell-matrix: Basal lamina - Hemidesmosome - Focal adhesion Apical: Cilia - Microvilli - Stereocilia