Absorptive epithelium

… The endothelium of blood vessels is generally a simple squamous epithelium, but is called the endothelium. The epithelium lining the pericardial, peritoneal, and pleural cavities is also a simple squamous epithelium, but is called the mesothelium. Epithelia are classified according to their function as covering epithelium, glandular epithelium, absorptive epithelium, sensory epithelium, respiratory epithelium, etc. For example, the epidermis is covering epithelium (secreting keratin), the terminal parts of most exocrine glands such as the pancreas and salivary glands are glandular epithelium, the epithelium of the intestine is absorptive epithelium, the epithelium of the organ of Corti in the inner ear is sensory epithelium, and the epithelium of the lungs is respiratory epithelium. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "absorptive epithelium" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　血管の内皮は一般に単層扁平上皮であるが，とくに内皮endotheliumとよび，また心膜腔，腹膜腔，胸膜腔の表面をおおう上皮は単層扁平上皮であるが，とくに中皮mesotheliumとよぶならわしである。　上皮はその機能によって，被蓋上皮，腺上皮，吸収上皮，感覚上皮，呼吸上皮などに分けられる。たとえば表皮は被蓋上皮(ケラチンを分泌する)，膵臓や唾液腺のようなほとんどの外分泌腺の終末部は腺上皮，腸管の上皮は吸収上皮，内耳のコルチ器の上皮は感覚上皮，肺の上皮は呼吸上皮である。…

※「吸収上皮」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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