Answer
Epithelial cells have a variety of shapes and arrangements.
Some epitheila present as thin flat cells, while other have tall column-like cells. The flat, thin, so-called squamous epithelial cells best facilitate the movement or transport of fluids through them.
Work Step by Step
The three most common shapes of cells in simple epithelia are squamous, cuboidal, and columnar. Squamous cells are the thinnest and flattest, and so fluids pass through them most easily.
