cell epithelial cell https://www.swissbiopics.org/api/image/Epithelial_cells.svg NIFSTD:sao441624014 A cell that is usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. The cell has a cytoskeleton that allows for tight cell to cell contact and for cell polarity where apical part is directed towards the lumen and the basal part to the basal lamina. NCIt:C12578 BTO:0000414 FBbt:00000124 SNOMEDCT:4212006 epithelial cell epitheliocyte ZFA:0009034 FMA:66768 WBbt:0003672 CALOHA:TS-2026 CARO:0000077 leukocyte cell type