Simple squamous epithelium – 2
The image shows a small region of the external surface of a lung, which is covered by the pleural layer.
The outermost layer of the pleura is made up of a simple squamous epithelium placed on a layer of connective tissue that is continuous with the connective tissue of the lung parenchyma.
When you hover the cursor or click, the cytoplasm of these epithelial cells are highlighted in red and their nuclei in blue.
Note how thin the epithelial layer is, because its cells are very thin. Their nuclei follow the shape of the cells and are also flattened.
The outermost layer of the pleura is made up of a simple squamous epithelium placed on a layer of connective tissue that is continuous with the connective tissue of the lung parenchyma.
When you hover the cursor or click, the cytoplasm of these epithelial cells are highlighted in red and their nuclei in blue.
Note how thin the epithelial layer is, because its cells are very thin. Their nuclei follow the shape of the cells and are also flattened.
The simple squamous epithelia that line surface of the coelomic cavities of the body (pleural, peritoneal and pericardial cavities) is also called a mesothelium (plural: mesothelia).
