Assertion: epithelium's cell | /r/CapableOf | change shape
Facets:
value: to accommodate shrinking
type: PURPOSE
value: rapidly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Transitional epithelium is a stratified tissue made of multiple cell layers, where the cells constituting the tissue can change shape depending on the distention in the organ.
text: Transitional cells can change shape rapidly and can multiply quickly to replace damaged outer layer cells.
text: As the cells change shape to accommodate the growing or shrinking of the underlying organ, they may look like columnar, cuboidal or squamous cells, depending on the amount of stretching.
text: The cells of transitional compound epithelium can modify or change their size and shape when required.
text: Transitional epithelium, a stratified type found only in the urinary tract, has cells that change shape and move across each other as an organ, such as the bladder, expands and contracts.