Compare the muscle cells to the cheek epithelium cells. Why is their shape so different?

Answer 1

Mucle cells are shaped kind of like bricks. This helps them expand and contract (when you move) yet also maintain a structure (strength). Epithelium cells do not have these properties because they don't perform the same function as regulare muscle cells.

Answer 2

Form follows function. Muscle cells get their strength by combining with other cells in long segments of overlapping tissue, the strength is required along the entire tissue, so they will be long and cylindrical (skeletal muscle). The function of epithelial cells is to provide a surface for absorption of nutrients, for protection of surfaces such as gut, cheek etc, so they will form flat, layered mesh-like networks. They do not require anywhere near the physical strength of muscle tissue.

Answer 3

because they carry out diverse applications. not particular what function cheek cells carry out, yet for sure the kind of a muscle cellular is designed to settlement, and that i assume muscle cells might want to have dissimilar mitochondria for generating ATP for the capacity mandatory in workout. see in case you will get a diagram of both cells to provide you clues.