part_of part of part of cell cell epithelial cell https://www.swissbiopics.org/api/image/Epithelial_cells.svg 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. cell BTO:0000414 FBbt:00000124 epitheliocyte FMA:66768 WBbt:0003672 CALOHA:TS-2026 CARO:0000077 animal cell Homo sapiens Homo sapiens epithelium