Simple columnar Locations: Nonciliated lines the inside of the digestive tract. Ciliated lines small bronchi and uterine tubes.
Simple columnar Functions: Absorption Secretes mucus and enzymes Ciliated: Propels mucus/egg cells
Transitional Locations: Lines urinary bladder and urinary tubes (ureter & urethra). Function: Able to stretch to accommodate urine.
Simple cuboidal Locations: Kidney tubules Ducts and secretory parts of small glands Ovary surface
Simple cuboidal Functions: Secretion & absorption
Simple squamous Locations: Kidney glomerulus Air sacs (alveoli) of lungs Lines heart, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels Ventral body cavity lining (serosa)
Simple squamous Functions: Diffusion Filtration Secretes serous fluid
Stratified squamous Location: Epidermis of the skin (dry, keratinized) Moist linings of mouth and esophagus (nonkeratinized) Function: Protects underlying layers from abrasion.
Pseudostratified Locations: Sperm tubes and ducts of large glands (nonciliated) Trachea and upper respiratory tract. Function: Secretion of mucus and movement of mucus if ciliated.
Pictures used by permission from Human Anatomy & Physiology , 8th edition by Marieb and Hoehn.