Faculty/Retired
University of Minnesota
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
6-160 Jackson Hall
321 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Robert L. Sorenson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Minnesota
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
6-160 Jackson Hall
321 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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MH 016 Simple Epithelia
Simple Squamous Epithelium
The contains many different types of epithelia. However, the focus here is only on a simple squamous epithelium.
Find one of the round structures (~250 µm diameter) known as . Each contains a glomerulus (a tuft of capillaries) surrounded by Bowman's capsule.
The interior of the capsule is lined by a that rests on a thick basement membrane. The only part of these cells that can be seen are their nuclei bulging into the interior.
