Epithelial Tissue

Question 1

Tissues that are composed of closely aggregated polyhedral cells with very little extracellular substance.

Answer 1

Epithelium

Question 2

These cells have strong adhesion and form cellular sheets that cover the surface of the body and line its cavities.

Answer 2

Epithelium

Question 3

Most have free surface (not in contact with other cells)

Answer 3

Epithelium

Question 4

Lies on a basement membrane that attaches the epithelial cells to underlying tissues

Answer 4

Epithelium

Question 5

What are the Epithelial Cell Junctions?

Answer 5

Tight Junctions (Zonula Occludens)

Adherens Junctions (Zonula Adherens)

Desmosomes (Macula Adherens)

Hemidesmosomes

Gap Junctions (Nexus)

Question 6

Seals adjacent cells to one another, controlling passages of molecules between them; separates apical and basolateral membrane domains

Answer 6

Tight Junctions (Zonula Occludens)

Question 7

Provides points linking the cytoskeletons of adjacent cells; strengthens and stabilizes nearby tight junctions.

Answer 7

Adherens Junctions (Zonula Adherens)

Question 8

Provides points of strong intermediate filament
coupling between adjacent cells, strengthening
the tissue

Answer 8

Desmosomes (Macula Adherens)

Question 9

Anchors cytoskeleton to the basal lamina

Answer 9

Hemidesmosome

Question 9

What is an occluding junction?

Answer 9

Tight Junctions (Zonula Occludens)

Question 10

What are the anchoring junctions?

Answer 10

Adherens Junctions (Zonula Adherens)
Desmosomes (Macula Adherens)
Hemidesmosome

Question 11

Allows direct transfer of small molecules and ions from one cell to another

Answer 11

Gap Junctions (Macula Communicans/ Nexus)

Question 12

What is a communicating junction?

Answer 12

Gap Junctions (Macula Communicans/ Nexus)

Question 13

are tissues in which the cells are
organized in layers that cover the external surface or line the cavities of the body. They are classified
according to the number of cell layers and the
morphologic features of the cells in the surface layer

Answer 13

Lining Epithelia

Question 14

Major Classification of Epithelial Tissues

Answer 14

Covering/Lining Epithelium
Glandular/Secretory Epithelium

Question 15

Single layer of flat and usually very thin, with only the thicker cell nucleus appearing as a bulge to denote the cell.

Answer 15

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 16

What epithelium lines the Lining of vessels?

Answer 16

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 17

What epithelium lines the Serous lining of cavities?

Answer 17

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 18

What epithelium lines the pericardium?

Answer 18

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 19

What epithelium lines the pleura?

Answer 19

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 20

What epithelium lines the lining the renal loops
of Henle?

Answer 20

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 20

What epithelium lines the peritoneum?

Answer 20

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 21

What epithelium lines the covering the outer wall of intestine?

Answer 21

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 22

What epithelium lines the endothelium lining
the inner surface of the cornea?

Answer 22

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 23

Single layer of cube-shaped cells that vary in their height but are roughly as tall as they are wide , some cells have microvilli or cilia

Answer 23

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 24

What epithelium lines the Portions of kidney tubules?

Answer 24

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 25

What epithelium lines the lining of terminal bronchioles?

Answer 25

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 26

What epithelium lines the surface of ovaries?

Answer 26

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 27

What epithelium lines the surface of thyroid?

Answer 27

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 28

Single layer of tall, narrow cells and are taller than they are wide. Some have cilia or microvilli.

Answer 28

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Question 29

What epithelium lines the lining of stomach intestines?

Answer 29

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Question 30

What epithelium lines the portions of bronchioles of lungs?

Answer 30

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Question 31

What epithelium lines the uterus and uterine tubes and gallbladder?

Answer 31

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Question 32

Multiple of cells that are cuboidal in the basal layer and progressively flattened toward surface.

Answer 32

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 33

What epithelium lines the mouth?

Answer 33

Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 33

What epithelium lines the skin?

Answer 33

Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 34

What epithelium lines the throat?

Answer 34

Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 35

What epithelium lines the larynx?

Answer 35

Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 36

What epithelium lines the esophagus?

Answer 36

Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 37

What epithelium lines the anus?

Answer 37

Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 38

What epithelium lines the vagina?

Answer 38

Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 39

What epithelium lines the cornea?

Answer 39

Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Question 40

Multiple layers of somewhat cube-shaped cells

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 41

What epithelium lines the Sweat gland ducts?

Answer 41

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 42

What epithelium lines the ovarian follicular cells?

Answer 42

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 43

What epithelium lines the salivary gland ducts?

Answer 43

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 44

Multiple layers of cells with tall, thin cells resting on layers of more cube-shaped cells

Answer 44

Stratified Columnar Epithelium

Question 45

Single layer of cells, some are tall and thin and reach the free surface and others do not. Nucleus appear stratified. Always ciliated.

Answer 45

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Question 45

What epithelium lines the mammary gland?

Answer 45

Stratified Columnar Epithelium

Question 46

What epithelium lines the conjunctiva?

Answer 46

Stratified Columnar Epithelium

Question 47

What epithelium lines the Lining of nasal cavity?

Answer 47

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Question 48

What epithelium lines the nasal sinuses?

Answer 48

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Question 49

What epithelium lines the auditory tubes?

Answer 49

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Question 50

What epithelium lines the parts of respiratory tract?

Answer 50

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Question 51

Superficial layer of domelike cells that are neither squamous nor columnar. They appear cuboidal when organ is not stretch and squamous when organ is stretched.

Answer 51

Transitional Epithelium

Question 52

What epithelium lines the lining of urinary bladder?

Answer 52

Transitional Epithelium

Question 53

What epithelium lines the ureters and superior urethra?

Answer 53

Transitional Epithelium

Question 54

are formed by cells specialized to secrete molecules that are generally stored in the cells in small membrane-bound vesicles called secretory granules.

Answer 54

Glandular Epithelium

Question 55

cells may synthesize, store, and secrete proteins, lipids or complexes of carbohydrates and proteins.

Answer 55

Glandular epithelial cells

Question 56

gland that secrete all three substances

Answer 56

mammary gland

Question 56

Glands that have ducts that lead to an organ or body surface.

Answer 56

Exocrine Glands

Question 57

What are the parts of exocrine gland?

Answer 57

Secretory portion Ducts

Question 58

It secretes a whole portion of cell.

Answer 58

Holocrine

Question 59

It secretes a portion of cell.

Answer 59

Apocrine

Question 60

It does not secrete any cell.

Answer 60

Merocrine

Question 61

These are glands that became separated from the epithelium of their origin and have no ducts.

Answer 61

Endocrine Glands