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Cell shapes: squamous

In the lining epithelium of the esophagus, squamous cells are present in multiple layers. They function to resist abrasion by sloughing off without damage to the underlying tissue. Note how the rounded basal cells become flattened as they reach the surface and how the shape of the nucleus conforms to the shape of each cell. 1000x

Squamous cells <p>In the lining epithelium of the esophagus, squamous cells are present in multiple layers. They function to resist abrasion by sloughing off without damage to the underlying tissue. Note how the rounded basal cells become flattened as they reach the surface and how the shape of the nucleus conforms to the shape of each cell. 1000x</p>

Squamous cells

In the lining epithelium of the esophagus, squamous cells are present in multiple layers. They function to resist abrasion by sloughing off without damage to the underlying tissue. Note how the rounded basal cells become flattened as they reach the surface and how the shape of the nucleus conforms to the shape of each cell. 1000x

- Squamous cell nuclei <p>In the lining epithelium of the esophagus, squamous cells are present in multiple layers. They function to resist abrasion by sloughing off without damage to the underlying tissue. Note how the rounded basal cells become flattened as they reach the surface and how the shape of the nucleus conforms to the shape of each cell. 1000x</p>

- Squamous cell nuclei

In the lining epithelium of the esophagus, squamous cells are present in multiple layers. They function to resist abrasion by sloughing off without damage to the underlying tissue. Note how the rounded basal cells become flattened as they reach the surface and how the shape of the nucleus conforms to the shape of each cell. 1000x

Basal cell nuclei <p>In the lining epithelium of the esophagus, squamous cells are present in multiple layers. They function to resist abrasion by sloughing off without damage to the underlying tissue. Note how the rounded basal cells become flattened as they reach the surface and how the shape of the nucleus conforms to the shape of each cell. 1000x</p>

Basal cell nuclei

In the lining epithelium of the esophagus, squamous cells are present in multiple layers. They function to resist abrasion by sloughing off without damage to the underlying tissue. Note how the rounded basal cells become flattened as they reach the surface and how the shape of the nucleus conforms to the shape of each cell. 1000x

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