Function and Location of Epithelial and Connective Tissue

Question 1

Simple Squamous

Answer 1

Function: diffusion and filtration due to thin layer
Location: alveoli, endothelium, mesothelium

Question 2

Simple Cuboidal

Answer 2

Function: ideal for structural components of glands, designed for absorption
Location: kidney tubules, thyroid gland follicles, secretion regions

Question 3

Simple Columnar

Answer 3

Function: non-ciliated absorbs, ciliated moves
Location: digestive tract, bronchioles

Question 4

Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar

Answer 4

Function: protection, cilia moves mucus
Location: male urethra, epididymis, nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea

Question 5

Stratified Squamous

Answer 5

Function: protects underlying tissue from abrasion
Location: epidermis of skin, lining of oral cavity, esophagus

Question 6

Stratified Cuboidal

Answer 6

Function: protection and secretion
Location: ducts of exocrine glands, ovarian follicles

Question 7

Stratified Columnar

Answer 7

Function: protection and secretion
Location: large ducts of salivary glands, conjunctiva of the eye

Question 8

Transitional Epithelium

Answer 8

Function: allows for stretching
Location: lines urinary bladder, ureter, part of urethra

Question 9

Areolar

Answer 9

Function: protects tissues and organs
Location: surrounds organs, nerve cells, some muscle cells and blood vessels

Question 10

Adipose

Answer 10

Function: stores energy, insulates, cushions, protects
Location: subcutaneous layer, surrounds organs

Question 11

Reticular

Answer 11

Function: provides supportive framework to lymphatic organs
Location: spleen, thymus, lymph nodes

Question 12

Dense Regular

Answer 12

Function: attaches bone to bone (ligaments) and attaches muscle to bone (tendons)
Location: ligaments and tendons

Question 13

Dense Irregular

Answer 13

Function: withstands stresses in all directions
Location: dermis of skin, periosteum of bone

Question 14

Elastic

Answer 14

Function: allows for stretching and recoil
Location: walls of elastic arteries, trachea, vocal chords

Question 15

Hyaline

Answer 15

Function: provides support, forms most of fetal skeleton
Location: tip of nose, trachea, growth plates, larynx, costal cartilages

Question 16

Fibrocartilage

Answer 16

Function: resists compression
Location: intervertebral discs