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== Simple Epithelium ==
This type of epithelium has one layer of cells.
=== Simple Squamous Epithelium ===
[[File:HistologicChapter3SimpleSquamousEpithelium.jpg|thumb|200px|Simple squamous epithelium schematic]]
This “pavement epithelium” has flattened scale-like or plate-like cells.
=== Simple Cuboidal Epithelium ===
[[File:HistologicChapter3SimpleCuboidalEpithelium.jpg|thumb|200px|Simple cuboidal epithelium schematic]]
In this kind of epthelium, the height of each component cell is approximately equivalent to its width.
=== Simple Columnar Epithelium ===
[[File:HistologicChapter3SimpleColumnarEpithelium.jpg|thumb|200px|Simple columnar epithelium schematic]]
In this kind of epithelium, the height exceeds the width of the cell.
