Transitional epithelium are found EXCLUSIVELY in the excretory passages of what system?
Urinary system
Epithelium changes its shape in response to either STRETCHING, as a result of fluid accumulation, or CONTRACTION during voiding of urine.
Relaxed: cuboidal
Umbrella cells: types of cells located in the renal pelvis
Stretched: Squamous
Epithelial lining of the female urethra changes from TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM at the bladder end to NON-KERATINIZED stratified squamous epithelium distally.
