Epithelium and CT

Question 1

Where does epithelial tissue derive from?

Answer 1

All three germ layers

Question 2

What are the characteristics of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 2

Avascular, Polarized, and seperated by basement membrane.

Question 3

What are the characteristics of the Basement membrane?

Answer 3

Acelluar, Selective filter, Separation between epithelium and CT.

Question 4

Where is epithelial tissue found?

Answer 4

Covers body surfaces, Lines cavities, and Glands.

Question 5

What is the general purpose of the epithelial tissue?

Answer 5

Barrier.

Question 6

Where are transitional cells found?

Answer 6

Urinary bladder.

Question 7

What is Endothelium?

Answer 7

Simple Squamous epithleium lining in cardiovascular.

Question 8

WHat is Mesothelium?

Answer 8

Simple Squamous epithelium that lines body cavities.

Question 9

Where are simple cuboidal epithelium found?

Answer 9

Glands, ducts kidney

Question 10

Where is simple columnar epithelium found?

Answer 10

Intestinal lining

Question 11

What are some special characteristics of speudostratified epithelium?

Answer 11

Tends to be ciliated.

Question 12

Where is Stratified Squamous epithelium found?

Answer 12

Entrances and exits of body.

Question 13

What are microvili? Purpose? Made up of?

Answer 13

Finger-like projections. Enhance absorption. Made up of Microfiliments.

Question 14

What are Sterocilia?

Answer 14

Elongated immovable microvili.

Question 15

What is Cilia? Purpose? Made up of?

Answer 15

Elongated extension of cell. Moves things. Made of Microtubles.

Question 16

What is the difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?

Answer 16

Exo=Excrete on the surface to pool Endo=Excreted through membrane and enters into vascular system.

Question 17

What are the two types of exocrine glands?

Answer 17

Unicellular and multicellular.

Question 18

How can you classify mutlicellular exocrine glands according to duct and secretory portion?

Answer 18

Duct: Simple and Compound Secretory: Shape=Tubular or Acinar Complexity=Coiled or Branched

Question 19

Where does most connective tissue derive from?

Answer 19

Mesoderm/Mesenchyme

Question 20

What is connective tissue made up of?

Answer 20

Connective tissue fibers, Ground substances, and extracellular fluid.

Question 21

What fibers are in CT?

Answer 21

Collagen, Reticulin, And Elastin.

Question 22

What are the characteristics of Collegen?

Answer 22

Abundant, strong, triple helix made up of Tropocollagen.

Question 23

What is Reticulin?

Answer 23

Branched, meshlike collagen.

Question 24

What are the components of elastic fibers?

Answer 24

Elastin core and Fibrillin.

Question 25

What is ground substance? What is it made up of?

Answer 25

Clear slippery substance. Made of Proteoglycans (GAG).

Question 26

Answer 26

Compound Acinar Gland

Question 27

Answer 27

Compound Tubular Gland

Question 28

Answer 28

Compound Tubular Acinar Gland

Question 29

Answer 29

Pseudostratified Columnar Ciliated Epithelium

Question 30

Answer 30

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Question 31

Answer 31

simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Question 32

Answer 32

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Question 33

Answer 33

Simple Acinar

Question 34

Answer 34

Simple Branched Acinar

Question 35

Answer 35

Simple Branched Tubular

Question 37

Answer 37

Simple Coiled Tubular

Question 38

Answer 38

Simple Tubular

Question 39

Answer 39

Stratified Squamous