Term Name: epithelium
Synonyms: epithelial tissue, portion of epithelium
Definition: Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina. Examples: simple squamous epithelium, glandular cuboidal epithelium, transitional epithelium, myoepithelium[CARO].
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0000483]

Relationships
has parts: basement membrane of epithelium epithelial cell epithelial melanocyte luminal layer of epithelium subluminal layer of epithelium surface of epithelium
is a type of: tissue
has subtype: anal canal epithelium anterior chamber epithelium atypical epithelium bile duct epithelium breast epithelium buccal epithelium bulbourethral gland epithelium caecum epithelium carapacial ridge ectoderm cervix epithelium choroid plexus epithelium ciliary epithelium ciliated epithelium cloacal epithelium coelomic epithelium colonic epithelium columnar epithelium crista ampullaris neuroepithelium crus commune epithelium cuboidal epithelium dental epithelium dental lamina developing neuroepithelium digestive tract epithelium duodenal epithelium ear epithelium ecto-epithelium ectocervical epithelium efferent duct epithelium ejaculatory duct epithelium embryonic cloacal epithelium endo-epithelium endocervical epithelium endometrium epithelium epithelial fold epithelial furrow epithelial layer of duct epithelial scleral papilla layer epithelial sheet epithelial tube epithelial vesicle epithelium of appendix epithelium of biliary system epithelium of bronchiole epithelium of bronchus epithelium of carpal region epithelium of cochlear duct epithelium of conjunctiva epithelium of crypt of Lieberkuhn epithelium of crypt of Lieberkuhn of large intestine epithelium of crypt of Lieberkuhn of small intestine epithelium of duct of salivary gland epithelium of ductus reuniens epithelium of elbow epithelium of endolymphatic duct epithelium of esophagus epithelium of external nose epithelium of female gonad epithelium of female urethra epithelium of footplate epithelium of forearm epithelium of foregut-midgut junction epithelium of gall bladder epithelium of gonad epithelium of handplate epithelium of hard palate epithelium of hindgut epithelium of hip epithelium of incisor epithelium of intestinal villus epithelium of knee epithelium of large intestine epithelium of laryngopharynx epithelium of lateral semicircular canal epithelium of left lung epithelium of lens epithelium of lobar bronchus epithelium of lower jaw epithelium of main bronchus epithelium of male gonad epithelium of male urethra epithelium of mammary gland epithelium of midgut epithelium of mucosa epithelium of nasal septum epithelium of nasopharynx epithelium of oropharynx epithelium of otic placode epithelium of pancreatic duct epithelium of parotid gland epithelium of posterior semicircular canal epithelium of rectum epithelium of respiratory bronchiole epithelium of right lung epithelium of saccule epithelium of segmental bronchus epithelium of shoulder epithelium of small intestine epithelium of soft palate epithelium of stomach epithelium of sublingual gland epithelium of submandibular gland epithelium of superior semicircular canal epithelium of terminal part of digestive tract epithelium of tongue epithelium of trachea epithelium of upper jaw epithelium of urethra epithelium of uterine horn epithelium of utricle epithelium of vagina epithelium of vomeronasal organ exocrine pancreas epithelium external naris epithelium extraembryonic epithelium extrahepatic bile duct epithelium eye epithelium eyelid epithelium foregut duodenum epithelium foregut epithelium frontonasal process epithelium gastrointestinal system epithelium gingival epithelium glandular epithelium glomerular epithelium Harderian gland epithelium ileal epithelium inferior parathyroid epithelium inner ear epithelium intestinal epithelium intrahepatic bile duct epithelium iris epithelium jaw epithelium jejunal epithelium kidney collecting duct epithelium kidney epithelium lacrimal gland epithelium larynx epithelium lateral lingual swelling epithelium lateral ventricle choroid plexus epithelium left lung lobar bronchus epithelium lens vesicle epithelium lip epithelium lower eyelid epithelium lower leg epithelium lower respiratory tract epithelium lung epithelium male prepuce epithelium manual digit 1 epithelium manual digit 2 epithelium manual digit 3 epithelium manual digit 4 epithelium manual digit 5 epithelium manual digit epithelium median lingual swelling epithelium meso-epithelium mesonephric epithelium metanephric epithelium middle ear epithelium midgut duodenum epithelium migrating epithelium molar epithelium multilaminar epithelium naris epithelium nasal cavity epithelium nasal cavity respiratory epithelium nephron epithelium neural plate non-glandular epithelium nose epithelium oral epithelium oral epithelium from ectoderm outer ear epithelium oviduct epithelium parathyroid epithelium pars distalis of adenohypophysis pedal digit 1 epithelium pedal digit 2 epithelium pedal digit 3 epithelium pedal digit 4 epithelium pedal digit 5 epithelium pedal digit epithelium penis epithelium Peyer's patch epithelium pharyngeal epithelium pigment epithelium of eye pinna surface epithelium polarized epithelium primary palate epithelium prostate epithelium pulmonary alveolus epithelium pyloric region epithelium regeneration epithelium of fin/limb respiratory system epithelium respiratory tract epithelium right lung accessory lobe epithelium right lung caudal lobe epithelium right lung cranial lobe epithelium right lung lobar bronchus epitheium rumen epithelium salivary gland epithelium secondary palatal shelf epithelium seminal vesicle epithelium seminiferous tubule epithelium sensory organ epithelium skin epithelium somite boundary epithelium squamous epithelium stomodeal ectoderm submandibular gland primordium epithelium superior parathyroid epithelium terminal bronchiole epithelium terminal bronchus epithelium thymus epithelium thymus primordium thymus subcapsular epithelium thyroid follicle epithelium tongue papilla epithelium tonsil crypt tonsil epithelium tympanic membrane epithelium ultimobranchial body epithelium unilaminar epithelium upper arm epithelium upper eyelid epithelium upper leg epithelium upper respiratory tract epithelium urachus epithelium urogenital sinus epithelium uterine epithelium vas deferens epithelium vestibular epithelium
union_of: multilaminar epithelium unilaminar epithelium