Stratified cuboidal epithelium

Stratified cuboidal epithelium
Stratified cuboidal epithelium in the ducts of the parotid gland, visible as the borders of the two circular structures in the upper left.
Details
ShapeMany layers of cuboid cells
Identifiers
LatinEpithelium stratificatum cuboideum
THH2.00.02.0.02031
FMA63912
Anatomical terms of microanatomy
Stratified cuboidal epithelium
Stratified cuboidal epithelium, highlighting the nucleuses, the rest of the epithelial cells, and underlying connective tissue.

Stratified cuboidal epithelium is a type of epithelial tissue composed of multiple layers of cube-shaped cells. Only the most superficial layer is made up of cuboidal cells, and the other layers can be cells of other types. Topmost layer of skin epidermis in frogs, fish is made up of living cuboidal cells.


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