Epithelial Tissue Flashcards
A division of an organ that is compose of cells for main function of the typical organ.
A. Parenchyma
B. Stroma
C. Basement Membrane
D. Lamina propia
A. Parenchyma
A division of an organ which is the supporting tissue.
A. Parenchyma
B. Stroma
C. Basement Membrane
D. Lamina propia
B. Stroma
Main Functions of Epithelial Tissue.
- Covering, lining and protecting surface (skin)
- Absorption (intestines)
- Secretion (epithelial cells of glands)
- Contractility (myoepithelial cells)
Connective tissue where epithelial rests
A. Papillae
B. Basement membrane
C. Basal lamina
D. Lamina propia
D. Lamina propia
Irregular evaginations that increases contact of epithelia to connective tissue and occurs commonly to organs subject for friction (skin, tongue)
A. Papillae
B. Basement membrane
C. Basal lamina
D. Lamina propia
A. Papillae
Region of the cell facing the connective tissue/lamina propia
A. Basal Pole
B. Apical Pole
C. Lateral Pole
A. Basal pole
Region of the cell facing a space
A. Basal Pole
B. Apical Pole
C. Lateral Pole
B. Apical pole
Region of the cell located at the intervening sides apposed in intervening cells; have numerous infoldings that increases surface area and functional capacity.
A. Basal Pole
B. Apical Pole
C. Lateral Pole
C. Lateral pole
Felt like sheets of extracellular material which has 3 layers: lamina densa, lamina lucida and lamina fibroreticularis.
A. Basal Lamina
B. Basement Membrane
C. Lamina Propia
D. Papillae
A. Basal Lamina
Network of fine fibrils found in the Basal Lamina
A. Lamina Densa
B. Lamina Lucida
C. Lamina Propia
D. Laminin
A. Lamina Densa
Electron lucent (clear) layers of basal lamina.
A. Lamina Densa
B. Lamina Lucida
C. Lamina Propia
D. Laminin
B. Lamina Lucida
A lace-like glycoprotein sheet below cell basal poles, initiates development of basement membrane and a macromolecular component of Basal Lamina.
A. Lamina Densa
B. Lamina Lucida
C. Lamina Propia
D. Laminin
D. Laminin
Macromelocular components of basal lamina (3-dimensional arrays).
Glycoproteins: Laminin, Entactin (Nidogen) and Fribronectin
Type IV Collagen
Proteoglycan: Perlecan
Heparan SO4
A macromolecular component of basal lamina which has 3 polypeptide chains and forms felt-like sheets associated with it.
A. Laminin B. Entactin (Nidogen C. Perlecan D. Both B and C E. Type 4 Collagen
E. Type 4 Collagen
A macromolecular component of basal lamina that links laminin and type 4 collagen sheets.
A. Laminin B. Entactin (Nidogen C. Perlecan D. Both B and C E. Type 4 Collagen
D. Both B (Entactin-Nidogen) and C (Perlecan)
What attaches the basal lamina to reticular fibers (type 7 collagen), made up of Type 3 collagen fibers and helps anchor the epithelium to the underlying connective tissue.
A. Gap junctions
B. Anchoring fibrils
C. Zonula adherens
D. Zonula occludens
B. Anchoring fibrils
Fxns of Basal Lamina
- Influence cell polarity
- Regulate cell proliferation and differentiation
- Influence cell metabolism and survival
- Organizes CHON in adjacent plasma membrane
- Pathways for cell migration
Formed by the combination of basal lamina and reticular lamina; thicker; denotes structures seen with the light microscope.
A. Lamina Propia
B. Lamina Densa
C. Intercerllular Junctions
D. Basement Membrane
D. Basement Membrane
The 3 intercellular junctions exhibited in the lateral membranes of epithelial tissues subjected to traction and pressure.
- Tight jxn / Occluding jxn / Zonula Occludens
- Adhesive or anchoring jxn / Zonula adherens
- Gap or communicating junction
An intercellular junction that seals to prevent the flow of materials between epithelial cells (paracellular pathway). It is the most apical of the junctions and it encircles the cell. It is also the primary intracellular barrier.
A. Tight jxn / Occluding jxn / Zonula Occludens
B. Adhesive or anchoring jxn / Zonula adherens
C. Gap or communicating junction
D. Desmosomes or Macula Adherens
A. Tight jxn / Occluding jxn / Zonula Occludens
A transmembrane protein that causes the seal between membranes. Backbone of Zonula Occludens. Forms aqueous channels.
A. Cadherins
B. Claudin
C. Connexins
D. Hemidesmosomes
B. Claudin
True or False. The number of occluding junctions is inversely correlated with the leakiness of the epithelium.
True
An intercellular junction that provides the firm adhesion of one cell to its neighbors. This junction encircles the cell and is also responsible for cell recognition and differentiation, morphogenesis and stability.
A. Tight jxn / Occluding jxn / Zonula Occludens
B. Adhesive or anchoring jxn / Zonula adherens
C. Gap or communicating junction
D. Desmosomes or Macula Adherens
B. Adhesive or anchoring jxn / Zonula adherens
What transmembrane glycoprotein that is responsible for cell growth and differentiation, and mediates adhesion and loses its adhesive properties in the absence of Ca2+?
A. Cadherins
B. Claudin
C. Connexins
D. Hemidesmosomes
A. Cadherins
4 Basic Type of Tissues
A. Connective, Muscular, Epithelial, Nervous
B. Skeletal, Muscular, Epithelial, Connective
C. Muscular, Nervous, Circulatory, Skeletal
D. Connective, Epithelial, Nervous, Integumentary
A. Connective, Muscular, Epithelial, Nervous
PS. Always think CMEN
A cytoskeleton feature at the apical pole in many epithelial cells with a role in cytoplasmic motility and other functions. It is a horizontal network of actin microfilaments and associated CHON including myosins.
A. Macula Adherens
B. Lamina Propia
C. Terminal Web
D. Lateral Web
C. Terminal Web
The protein cadherins binds which is linked by means of actin-binding proteins to actin filaments.
A. Catenin
B. Claudin
C. Connexins
D. Desmin or Vimentin
A. Catenin
An intercellular junction specializing in adhesion but does not form a belt around the cell. It is a disk-shape structure at the surface of the cell that is matched with an identical structure at the surface of an adjacent cell.
A. Tight jxn / Occluding jxn / Zonula Occludens
B. Adhesive or anchoring jxn / Zonula adherens
C. Gap or communicating junction
D. Desmosomes or Macula Adherens
D. Desmosomes or Macula Adherens
Theses composes the dense attachment of anchoring proteins where cadherin-types of CHON inset into and which binds intermediate filaments rather than actin filaments associated with desmosomes.
- Plakophilin
- Plakoglobin
- Desmoplakin
In the non-epithelial tissues, what is the protein that composes the intermediate filaments attached to desmosomes?
A. Claudin
B. Cadherens
C. Desmin or Vimentin
D. Connexin
C. Desmin or Vimentin
An intercellular junction that can occur almost anywhere along the lateral membranes of epithelial cells, but are also found between cells in nearly all mammalian tissues. Also called as nexus and responsible for organ homeostasis.
A. Tight jxn / Occluding jxn / Zonula Occludens
B. Adhesive or anchoring jxn / Zonula adherens
C. Gap or communicating junction
D. Desmosomes or Macula Adherens
C. Gap or communicating junction
Proteins of Gap Junctions.
A. Claudin
B. Cadherins
C. Connexins
D. Desmin
C. Connexins
A hexameric complexes which has a central hydrophilic pore about 1.5 nm in diameter.
A. Claudin
B. Cadherins
C. Connexons
D. Desmin
C. Connexons
True or False. Cyclic AMP, Cyclic GMP and ions, move readily through gap junctions, allowing cells in many tissues to act in a coordinated manner rather than as an independent unit (eg. heart muscle).
True
The contact area between epithelial cells and subjacent basal lamina. It resembles a half desomosome and bind the cell to the basal lamina.
A. Desmin
B. Desmosomes
C. Vimentin
D. Hemidesmosomes
D. Hemidesmosomes
Transmembrane protein that are receptor sites for the extracellular macromolecules laminin and collagen type 4, and abundant in attachment plaques of hemidesmosomes. Responsible for cell adhesion, motility and shape.
A. Vimentin
B. Integrins
C. Connexins
D. Desmin
B. Integrins