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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>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/C.B.Sh-4-1-ping.png)
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>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/C.B.Sh-4-2-ping.png)
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>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/C.B.Sh-4-3-ping.png)
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>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/C.B.Sh-4-5-ping.png)
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>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/C.B.Sh-4-6-ping.png)
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