Chapter 5

Question 1

Simple Squamous

Answer 1

Single layer; very thin, flattened cells
Function: diffusion and filtration
Location: air sacs of lungs, walls of capillaries

Question 2

Simple cuboidal

Answer 2

Single layer, cubed shaped cells
Function: secretion and absorption
Location: lining of kidney tubes, ducts of glands, covering surface of ovaries

Question 3

Simple columnar

Answer 3

Single layer, elongated cells
Function: protection, secretion, absorption
Locations: lining of digestive tract and uterus

Question 4

Stratified squamous

Answer 4

Multilayered, squamous cell (thicker tissue)
Function: protection
Locations: mouth and outer layer of skin

Question 5

Pseudo-stratified columnar

Answer 5

Single layer with nuclei at various levels
Function: secretion and cilia-aided movement
Location: Lines air passages like trachea and tubes of the reproduction system

Question 6

Transitional Epithelium

Answer 6

Thick layers cuboidal cells
Function: forms barrier to block diffusion
Location: lining of urinary bladder

Question 7

Hyaline cartilage

Answer 7

Fine white fibers, covers ends of bones, joints, and respiratory passages

Question 8

Elastic cartilage

Answer 8

More flexible and elastic found in the external ear and larynx

Question 9

Fibrocartilage

Answer 9

Very tough, large numerous collagenous fibers. Commonly found in intervertebral disks

Question 10

Bone tissue

Answer 10

Osseous tissue

Question 11

Blood tissue

Answer 11

Circulates throughout the body

Question 12

Chondrocytes

Answer 12

Cartilage cells

Question 13

Muscle tissues

Answer 13

Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

Question 14

Skeletal

Answer 14

Skeletal muscles, voluntary

Question 15

Smooth

Answer 15

In hollow organs, involuntary

Question 16

Cardiac

Answer 16

Wall of the heart

Question 17

Nerve tissue

Answer 17

Found in the brain, spinal cord, nerves

Question 18

Neurons

Answer 18

Transmit signals

Question 19

Neuroglia

Answer 19

Protection, support