Multilayered Stratified Nonkeratinizing Squamous Epithelium—Plica Vocalis

The plica vocalis (vocal fold) is also lined with a multilayered stratified non-keratinizing squamous epithelium 1 . It forms a rigid attachment to its sup-port. There are no glands in this area. As before, notice the changes in cell shapes in the different layers. The basal cells are between isoprismatic and columnar and border on the basal membrane 2 . In the following layers, the cells have polyhedral shapes. Closer toward the free surface, they are more and more flattened until their longest diameter is parallel to the surface. The two uppermost layers stain intensely.

1 Multilayered stratified nonkeratinizing squamous epithelium

2 Basal membrane

3  Lamina propria

Stain: azan; magnification: × 400

References

Kuehnel, W.(2003). Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy. 4^th edition . Institute of Anatomy Universitätzu Luebeck Luebeck, Germany . Thieme Stuttgar t · New York .