Epithelia
Common features of epithelia
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Classification depends on shape
Importance of cell shape
Importance of layering
Key cell structures at each surface
Core Actin filaments
Terminal Web
Cilia
Specialized Microvilli
Cilia/flagellar functions
SEM view of cilia and microvilli
Can you classify this tissue?
What kind(s) of junction(s) are in stratified squamous epithelium?
Anchoring junctions at thelateral surface
Anchoring junctions : Desmosomes
Desmosome
Adherent junctions
Pemphigus: skin disease
Penphigus vulgaris
Penphigus Vulgaris
Can you classify this epithelium?
Junctional complex
Microvilli
Occluding junction
Gap Junction
Specializations at the basal surface
Basal/Lateral Interdigitations
Anchoring junctions: Hemidesmosomes
Anchoring junctions at thebasal surface
What are integrins?
How do integrins function, in general?
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