Epithelial tissue

Question 1

What are the 4 tissue types?

Answer 1

Connective, Epithelial, Muscle, and Nervous

Question 2

Epithelial characteristic
1. Polarity

Answer 2

Apical surface is the upper side; Basal surface is lower, faced inwards to body

Question 3

Epithelial characteristic
2. Specialized contacts

Answer 3

Epithelial needs to fit close together

Question 4

Epithelial characteristic
3. Supported by C.T

Answer 4

C.T supports epithelial underneath;

Question 5

Epithelial characteristic
4. Avascular

Answer 5

No blood supply is found in epithelial tissue; nourished by C.T

Question 6

Epithelial characteristic
5. Regeneration

Answer 6

High regenerative; requires nutrients and cell division

Question 7

First name of epithelial

Answer 7

Simple or Stratified

Question 8

Last name of epithelial

Answer 8

Squamous, cuboidal, or columnar

Question 9

What are glands?

Answer 9

One or more cells that makes fluid called secretion

Question 10

What is endocrine?

Answer 10

Internal secretion(hormones); it has no ducts

Question 11

What is exocrine?

Answer 11

External secretion(sweat); it has ducts

Question 12

What is a basement membrane?

Answer 12

• Strengthen epithelial
• Resist stretching