Simple Squamous
Formed of a single layer of flat cells with flat nuclei.
Sites Of Simple Squamous:
1. Endothelium of heart, blood vessels and lymph vessels.
2. Mesothelium of pleura, pericardium and peritoneum.
3. Certain cells in the lung alveoli, Bowman's capsule and loop of Henle in the
kidney.
N.B.:
The endothelium is the simple squamous epithelium which lines the heart and
blood vessels.
The mesothelium is the simple squamous cells of the serous membranes (pleura,
peritoneum and pericardium).
