Columnar Epithelium

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/kəˈlʌmər ˌɛpɪˈθiːliəm/

Simple columnar epithelium belongs to every part of oesophagus, stomach and intestine.
Simple columnar epithelium consists of tall, narrow cells having considerably greater height than width.
The gland epithelium was irregular pseudo-stratified ciliated columnar epithelium which consist a lot of secretory cells, fewer ciliated columnar cells, and basilar cells.
Because the large cervix of the uterus surface damages or the inflammation stimulation may also present the squamous epithelium to fall off, the columnar epithelium proliferation to form the erosion.
They are difficult to eradicate, even though they are composed of histologically appearing squamoid and columnar epithelium lining cystic spaces filled with oily fluid.

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