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cuboidal

ADJECTIVE
cubical
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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The thyroid gland is made up of many spherical thyroid follicles, which are lined with a simple cuboidal epithelium.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

As a single layer of flat epithelia are more tightly knit than cuboidal cells.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Simple cuboidal epithelial cells are involved in the filtering of blood in the kidney.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

Stratified cuboidal epithelium and stratified columnar epithelium can also be found in certain glands and ducts, but are uncommon in the human body.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

It is lined by an epithelium which here consists of a single layer of columnar 17 or cuboidal cells with large nuclei.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese




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