Cuboidal epithelium from columnar epithelium

Question

How dissimilar is the simple cuboidal epithelium from columnar epithelium? Where can such epithelia are found in the human body?

Answer 1

The simple cuboidal epithelium is made up of a single layer of the cuboidal epithelial cells. Simple columnar epithelium is made up of a single layer of the prismatic cells. The simple cuboidal epithelium can be found, for illustration, in the renal tubules and in the walls of thyroid follicles. Simple columnar is the epithelium which covers internally the intestines, stomach and gallbladder.