COLLEGE (TISSUE)

Question 1

Is the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body.

Answer 1

Epithelial tissue or epithelium

Question 2

What are the epithelial functions

Answer 2

Protection, absorption, filtration, secretion

Question 3

One layer of cells

Answer 3

Simple epithelium

Question 4

more than one cell layer

Answer 4

stratified epithelium

Question 5

Squamous cells

Answer 5

Flattened like fish scales

Question 6

Cube shaped like dice

Answer 6

Cuboidal

Question 7

is a single layer of thin squamous cells resting on a basement membrane. The cells fit closely together, much like floor tiles.

Answer 7

Simple squamous epithelium

Question 8

It is the slick membranes that line the ventral body cavity and cover the organs in that cavity

Answer 8

Serous membranes or serosae

Question 9

one layer of cuboidal cells resting on a basement membrane, is common in glands and their associated small tubes called ducts ( Eg. salivary glands and pancreas). It also forms the walls of the kidney tubules and covers the surface of the ovaries

Answer 9

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 10

Is made up of a single layer of tall cells that fit closely together and whose nuclei appear to form a straight line

Answer 10

Simple columnar epithelium

Question 11

Produce a lubricating mucus, are often seen in this type of epithelium

Answer 11

Goblet cells

Question 12

Consist of two or more cell layers. Being considerably more durable than the simple epithelia, these epithelia function primarily in protection.

Answer 12

Stratified epithelia

Question 13

Found in sites that receive a good deal of abuse or friction, such as the surface of the skin, the mouth, and the esophagus. Most common stratified epithelium in the body

Answer 13

Stratified squamous epithelium

Question 14

consist of one or more cells that make and secrete a particular product

Answer 14

Gland

Question 15

function of connective tissues

Answer 15

Protecting, supporting, cushioning, and insulating

Question 16

Connects body parts. It is found everywhere in the body. It is most abundant and widely distributed of the tissue types

Answer 16

Connective tissue

Question 17

sometimes called asseous tissue, is composed of osteocytes sitting in cavities called lacunae. These pits are surrounded by layers of a very hard matrix that contains calcium salts in addition to large numbers of collagen fibers. Has an exceptional ability to protect and support other body organs

Answer 17

Bones

Question 18

Is less hard and flexible than bone

Answer 18

Cartillage