Gall Bladder, Simple Columnar Epithelium

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Simple columnar epithelium consists of a single layer of tall thin cells which look like rectangles in section. Their nuclei can appear round but often they are compressed from side to side by the thin cell, and so look like ovals in section.

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- Gall Bladder
- Simple columnar epithelium
- Basement membrane
- Connective Tissue

Image Contributors
Wiley, M.

Cite

Wiley, M. Gall Bladder, Simple Columnar Epithelium. Digital Laboratory Medicine Library, Dept of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto. Published . Accessed December 17, 2025. https://dev.dlml.cflabs.ca/image/gall-bladder-simple-columnar-epithelium-lmp20806-02