1- Epithelial tissue covers surfaces with an uninterrupted
layer of cells. 2- Epithelial cells are attached to one another.
They are sheets of continuous cells that cover surfaces, line
cavities of the body and are the major tissues of glands.
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4- Epithelial cells are polarized. 3- Intercellular spaces in
epithelium are small. 5- Epithelial cells are separated from the
underlying tissue by a basement membrane
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basement membrane surface of epithelium - One layer of cells. -
The shape of cells is cube-shaped. - More than one layer of cells.
- The shape of superficial cells is scale-like.