cuboidal

Examples of cuboidal in the following topics:

• Types of Epithelial Tissue

  • The four major classes of simple epithelium are: 1) simple squamous; 2) simple cuboidal; 3) simple columnar; and 4) pseudostratified.
  • Simple cuboidal epithelium consists of a single layer cells that are as tall as they are wide.
  • The important functions of the simple cuboidal epithelium are secretion and absorption.
  • Stratified epithelia can be columnar, cuboidal, or squamous type.
  • Cuboidal epithelium has cells whose height and width are approximately the same.

• Tarsals, Metatarsals, and Phalanges (The Foot)

  • It articulates with the talus superiorly and anteriorly with the cuboid of the distal group.
  • There are four distal tarsals, the lateral cuboid and the medial three cuneiforms.
  • The proximal base artciualtes with the cuboid bones, distally with the proximal phalanges and each metatarsal also articulates laterally with adjacent metatarsals.

• Arches of the Feet

  • It is composed of the calcaneus, the cuboid, and the fourth and fifth metatarsals.
  • While these medial and lateral arches may be readily demonstrated as the component antero-posterior arches of the foot, the fundamental longitudinal arch is contributed to by both, and consists of the calcaneus, cuboid, third cuneiform, and third metatarsal: all the other bones of the foot may be removed without destroying this arch.

• Male and Female Gonads

  • Granulosa cells surround the follicular cells that have changed from flat to cuboidal and proliferated to produce a stratified epithelium.

• Semen

  • The ductuli efferentes possess cuboidal cells with microvilli and lysosomal granules that modify the semen by reabsorbing some fluid.

• Bronchi and Subdivisions

  • The mucous membrane lining the bronchi also undergoes a transition from ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium to simple cuboidal epithelium to simple squamous epithelium further into the lung.

• Muscles that Cause Movement at the Foot

  • Attachments - Originates from the plantar surfaces of the cuboid and lateral cuneiform bones in the sole of the foot and attaches to the big toe.

• Mammary Glands

  • The basic components of a mature mammary gland are the alveoli (hollow cavities, a few millimeters large) lined with milk-secreting cuboidal cells and surrounded by myoepithelial cells.