2006-11-25 02:48:23 · 3 answers · asked by Amy A 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Squamous cells: Flat cells that look like fish scales. The word "squamous" came from the Latin squama meaning "the scale of a fish or serpent."
We have a lot of squamous cells. They make up most of the cells in the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis), the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts, and the linings of the hollow organs of the body.
Squamous cells in the urine indicate contamination of the specimin by coming into contact with the skin.
2006-11-25 02:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by dragonkisses 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squamous cells line the urinary bladder and urethra.It is natural to have some of these peeled off during the passage of urine.However, you can take some vitamin C to see that cell adhesion gets better, and as a result fewer cells are passed out along with urine.
2006-11-25 11:19:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are epithelial cells lining the urinary tract. They are shed and replaced when old. Shed cells are passed out in urine. They are of no significance.
2006-11-25 11:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋