Assertion: epithelium | /r/MadeOf | epithelial cells
Facets:
value: mainly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Epithelium (plural: epithelia) is a membranous animal tissue consisting of epithelial cells closely packed together and joined by cell junctions.
text: It consists of epithelial cells, which line the surfaces of the body.
text: The epithelium consists mainly of epithelial cells, which could be in a single layer (as in simple epithelium and pseudostratified) or in multiple layers (as in stratified epithelium).
text: Epithelial tissues consist of epithelial cells which form continuous sheets that are attached to each other at many locations by tight junctions and desmosomes.