This table lists the epithelia of different organs of the human body
| System | Tissue | Epithelium | Subtype | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| circulatory | blood vessels | Simple squamous | endothelium | |
| digestive | ducts of submandibular glands | simple columnar | - | |
| digestive | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - | ||
| digestive | dorsum of tongue | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - | |
| digestive | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - | ||
| digestive | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - | ||
| digestive | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | gastric epithelium | ||
| digestive | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | intestinal epithelium | ||
| digestive | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | intestinal epithelium | ||
| digestive | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | - | ||
| digestive | - | |||
| digestive | Simple columnar, non-ciliated | - | ||
| endocrine | thyroid follicles | Simple cuboidal | - | |
| nervous | Simple cuboidal | - | ||
| lymphatic | Simple squamous | endothelium | ||
| integumentary | skin - dead superficial layer | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - | |
| integumentary | sweat gland ducts | Stratified cuboidal | - | |
| integumentary | Simple squamous | mesothelium | ||
| reproductive - female | Simple cuboidal | germinal epithelium (female) | ||
| reproductive - female | Simple columnar, ciliated | - | ||
| reproductive - female | endometrium (uterus) | Simple columnar, ciliated | - | |
| reproductive - female | cervix (endocervix) | Simple columnar | - | |
| reproductive - female | cervix (ectocervix) | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - | |
| reproductive - female | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - | ||
| reproductive - female | Stratified squamous, keratinized | - | ||
| reproductive - male | Simple cuboidal | germinal epithelium (male) | ||
| reproductive - male | Simple cuboidal | - | ||
| reproductive - male | Pseudostratified columnar | - | ||
| reproductive - male | - | |||
| reproductive - male | Pseudostratified columnar | - | ||
| reproductive - male | Simple columnar | - | ||
| reproductive - male (gland) | Simple columnar | - | ||
| reproductive - male (gland) | Pseudostratified columnar | - | ||
| respiratory | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - | ||
| respiratory | Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated | respiratory epithelium | ||
| respiratory | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | - | ||
| respiratory | Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated | respiratory epithelium | ||
| respiratory | bronchi | Pseudostratified columnar, ciliated | ||
| respiratory | terminal bronchioles | Simple cuboidal, ciliated | ||
| respiratory | Simple cuboidal, ciliated | - | ||
| respiratory | alveoli | Simple squamous | ||
| sensory | Stratified squamous, non-keratinized | corneal epithelium | ||
| sensory | Pseudostratified columnar | olfactory epithelium | ||
| urinary | Simple cuboidal, with microvilli | - | ||
| urinary | Simple squamous | - | ||
| urinary | Simple cuboidal, without microvilli | - | ||
| urinary | Simple cuboidal | - | ||
| urinary | kidney - Bowman's capsule | Simple squamous | - | |
| urinary | kidney - Loop of Henle | Simple squamous | - | |
| urinary | Simple squamous | - | ||
| urinary | simple cuboidal | - | ||
| urinary | Transitional | urothelium | ||
| urinary | Transitional | urothelium | ||
| urinary | Transitional | urothelium | ||
| urinary | Transitional | urothelium | ||
| urinary | Pseudostratified columnar, non-ciliated | - | ||
| urinary | Pseudostratified columnar, non-ciliated | - | ||
| urinary | Stratified squamous | - |