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DictionarySeeepitheliumpseudostratified epithelium
pseudostratified epithelium[¦sü·dō′strad·ə‚fīd ‚ep·ə′thē·lē·əm] (histology) A type of epithelium in which all cells reach to the basement membrane but some extend toward the surface only part way, while others reach the surface. pseudostratified epithelium
pseu·do·strat·i·fied ep·i·the·li·uman epithelium that gives a superficial appearance of being stratified because the cell nuclei are at different levels, but in which all cells reach the basement membrane, hence it is classed as a simple epithelium.pseu·do·strat·i·fied ep·i·the·li·um (sū'do-strat'i-fīd ep'i-thē'lē-ŭm) An epithelium that gives a superficial appearance of being stratified because the cell nuclei are at different levels, but in which all cells reach the basement membrane. pseudostratified epitheliumEpithelium in which the bases of cells rest on the basement membrane but the distal ends of some do not reach the surface. Their nuclei lie at different levels, giving the appearance of stratification. See also: epitheliumpseu·do·strat·i·fied ep·i·the·li·um (sū'do-strat'i-fīd ep'i-thē'lē-ŭm) An epithelium that gives a superficial appearance of being stratified because the cell nuclei are at different levels, but in which all cells reach the basement membrane. |