Squamous

epithelium
SHIVANI
SHREE
RIYA MARI
 Types - Epithelial tissue

• main function secretion

and absorption
 Simple squamous
• single layer of thin (forms a delicate lining)
and flat cells with irregular boundaries
• location - blood vessels, alveloli of lungs.
• function - forms a diffusion boundary
(diffusion of CO2 and O in lungs)
• arises from ectoderm
 Stratified squamous
• arranged in a pattern of layers
• skin epithelial cells are arrange in many
layers to prevent wear and tear
• found in inner layer of oesophagus, outer
layer of skin
• arise from endoderm
• divided into keratinized squamous
epithelium and non-keratinized stratified
squamous epithelium.
 Facts & questions
Keratinized stratified
squamous epithilium has 5
layers. They are stratum
basale, stratum spinosum,
stratum granulosum, stratum
lucidum, stratum corneum.
• Which tissue helps in
diffusion of Oxygen and
Carbon dioxide?
• Name the tissue that has
very less intercellular
matrix.
Thank you