has quality tubular tube epithelium epithelial tube Epithelial tubes transport gases, liquids and cells from one site to another and form the basic structure of many organs and tissues, with tube shape and organization varying from the single-celled excretory organ in Caenorhabditis elegans to the branching trees of the mammalian kidney and insect tracheal system. AEO:0000114 UBERON:0003914 epithelial or endothelial tube EHDAA2:0003114