4 smart book Flashcards
surfaces of epithelial cells contain intercellular junctions.
Lateral
The extracellular matrix of this type of tissue can vary in consistency between liquid and solid
connective
Which characteristics describe epithelial tissue?
The basal surface is bound to a basement membrane.
The cells are bound closely together.
It is composed almost entirely of cells.
Which of the following are functions of epithelial tissue?
Sensations
Physical protection
Secretions
Selective permeability
The majority of glands are composed of
epithelial tissues
Extracellular matrix is composed mostly of water, ______ fibers, and dissolved macromolecules.
proteins
Which statements describe the locations of epithelial tissue?
Covers many organs
Lines body cavities
Lines many organs
Covers body surfaces
Which characteristics describe epithelial tissue?
The cells are bound closely together.
It is composed almost entirely of cells.
The basal surface is bound to a basement membrane.
Which criteria are used to classify epithelia?
Shape of cells at apical surface
Number of cell layers
The majority of glands are composed of ______.
epithelial cells
Which statements correctly describe epithelial tissue?
It is richly innervated.
It has a high regeneration capacity.
It lacks blood vessels.
epidermis of skin
keratinized
vagina , anus , oral cavity
nonkerantinzed
lining of urinary bladder , parts of the uretha
transitional
lines upper respiratory tract
pseudostratisfied
Where might you find simple squamous epithelium?
Lining of air sacs (alveoli) of lungs
Lining of lumen of blood vessels (endothelium)
The simple squamous epithelium that lines blood and lymphatic vessels is called a(n)
endothelium
Endothelium lines the ______
heart
Simple cuboidal epithelium can be found ____
Simple cuboidal epithelium can be found ____
The simple squamous epithelium that lines blood and lymphatic vessels is called a(n) ______.
endothelium
Which type of epithelium lines the urinary bladder?
transitional
The secretions of endocrine glands are ______.
hormones
Endothelium lines the __
heart
This type of epithelium is known for its ability to move structures like the oocyte in a uterine tube or small particles in the bronchioles of the lung.
Ciliated simple columnar epithelium
Which statement characterizes the ground substance of connective tissues?
It can be fluid, semisolid, or solid.
Which statement characterizes the ground substance of connective tissues?
It can be fluid, semisolid, or solid.
Which type of glands lack ducts and can secrete their products directly into the bloodstream?
endocrine
The dense irregular connective tissue covering of long bones is called the ______.
periosteum
Which type of cartilage forms intervertebral discs?
Fibrocartilage
Which type of protein fiber, in connective tissue, is the most abundant type of protein in the body and appears pink under the microscope when stained with hemotoxylin and eosin?
collagen
A serous membrane contains a simple squamous epithelium called a(n) ______.
mesothelium
Of the four types of the body membranes, the two principal types of internal membranes are ______ and ______ membranes.
mucous, serous
