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Cell shapes: squamous

This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x

Cytoplasm <p>This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x</p>

Cytoplasm

This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x
Nucleus <p>This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x</p>

Nucleus

This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x
Plasma membrane <p>This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x</p>

Plasma membrane

This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x
Cell junction <p>This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x</p>

Cell junction

This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x
Collagen fibrils <p>This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x</p>

Collagen fibrils

This image shows an electron micrograph of a squamous cell which lines body cavities.  The cell has very little cytoplasm; note how the nucleus conforms to the shape of the cell.  At its thinnest point, this cell is only 0.5 microns thick.  Serous membrane  15,000x
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