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.
Labels in this Slide:
- Cervical Canal
- Simple columnar
- Connective Tissue
- Basement membrane
Image Contributors
Wiley, M.
Cite
Wiley, M. Uterus, 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/uterus-simple-columnar-epithelium-lmp23074-02
