#epithelial_cell one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium
supertype: #somatic_cell__somaticcell any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells
part of: #epithelium
subtype: #columnar_cell__columnar_epithelial_cell an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia
subtype: #spongioblast any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia
subtype: #cuboidal_cell__cuboidal_epithelial_cell an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube
subtype: #goblet_cell an epithelial cell that secretes mucous
subtype: #hair_cell a sensory epithelial cell present in the Organ of Corti
subtype: #squamous_cell an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue
subtype: #taste_cell__tastecell__gustatory_cell__gustatorycell an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
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