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    The document provides directions and questions for examining a microscopic image of a human cheek cell. The cheek cell has an irregular, flattened squamous shape with a visible nucleus. The cells that line the inside of the mouth, including the cheeks, are squamous epithelial cells arranged in stratified layers; their flattened shape allows these cells to effectively line surfaces and withstand abrasion.

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    The document provides directions and questions for examining a microscopic image of a human cheek cell. The cheek cell has an irregular, flattened squamous shape with a visible nucleus. The cells that line the inside of the mouth, including the cheeks, are squamous epithelial cells arranged in stratified layers; their flattened shape allows these cells to effectively line surfaces and withstand abrasion.

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    The document provides directions and questions for examining a microscopic image of a human cheek cell. The cheek cell has an irregular, flattened squamous shape with a visible nucleus. The cells that line the inside of the mouth, including the cheeks, are squamous epithelial cells arranged in stratified layers; their flattened shape allows these cells to effectively line surfaces and withstand abrasion.

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    Activity # 3: The Human Cheek Cell

    Directions: Examine the microscopic image of a human cheek cell below and answer
    the following questions.

    Image Source: MaryViennePascual (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Human_cheek_cell.jpg

    Questions:

    1. What are the shapes of the cells? List down the cell structures that you can identify.
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    2. The tissue that lines inside of our mouth is composed of epithelial cells. These cells
    come in different shapes. Based on your answer in question no. 1, what type of
    epithelial tissue (squamous, cuboidal, or columnar) is found inside the cheek? Is it
    simple (one layer) or stratified (many layers)?
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    3. How does the shape of a cheek cell relate to its function?


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