Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 27

Name, describe, and give the origin and significance of the three types of epithelial cells found in urine sediment.

Step 1 of 4

Transitional epithelial cells (urothelial):

Transitional epithelium has multi layers of epithelial cells.

• They appear in polyhedral, spherical and caudate forms

• Centrally located nuclei are seen in all forms