Location & Function

Question 1

Simple cuboidal epithelium function:

Answer 1

secretion and absorption

Question 2

Simple columnar epithelium function:

Answer 2

absorption and secretion

Question 3

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium function:

Answer 3

secretion of mucous

Question 4

Stratified squamous epithelium function:

Answer 4

protects underlying tissues

Question 5

Stratified cuboidal epithelium function:

Answer 5

protection

Question 6

Stratified columnar epithelium function:

Answer 6

protection and secretion

Question 7

Transitional epithelium function:

Answer 7

stretches readily

Question 8

Areolar loose connective tissue proper function:

Answer 8

wraps and cushions organs

Question 9

Adipose loose connective tissue proper function:

Answer 9

• energy
• insulates against heat loss
• supports and protects organs

Question 10

Reticular loose connective tissue proper function:

Answer 10

fibers form soft internal skeleton that supports other cell types

Question 11

Dense irregular connective tissue proper function:

Answer 11

structural strength

Question 12

Simple squamous epithelium function:

Answer 12

Diffusion and filtration

Question 13

Dense regular connective tissue proper function:

Answer 13

attaches muscles to bones, bones to bones.

Question 14

Elastic dense connective tissue proper function:

Answer 14

recoil after stretching

maintains blood flow thru arteries

Question 15

Hyaline cartilage function:

Answer 15

supports and reinforces

Question 16

Elastic cartilage function:

Answer 16

maintains shape of structure while allowing flexibility

Question 17

Fibrocartilage function:

Answer 17

strength with ability to absorb compressive shock

Question 18

Osseous tissue (bone) function:

Answer 18

supports and protects, stores calcium and other minerals, blood cell formation in marrow

Question 19

Blood connective tissue proper function:

Answer 19

transport

Question 20

Cardiac muscle function:

Answer 20

blood circulation (involuntary control)

Question 21

Smooth muscle function:

Answer 21

propels substances or objects along internal passageways (involuntary control)

Question 22

Nervous tissue function:

Answer 22

transmit signals that control activity

Question 23

Simple cuboidal epithelium location

Answer 23

• Kidney tubules
• Ducts and secretory portions of small glands
• Ovary surface

Question 24

Simple columnar epithelium location

Answer 24

Location of nonciliated:

• Lines most of digestive tract
• Gallbladder
• Excretory ducts of some glands

Location of ciliated:

• Lines small bronchi
• Uterine tubes
• Some regions of uterus

Question 25

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location:

Answer 25

Location of nonciliated: - Males sperm carrying ducts - Ducts of large glands Location of ciliated: - Lines trachea - Most of upper respiratory tract

Question 26

Stratified squamous epithelium location:

Answer 26

Location of nonkeratinized: - Lining of esophagus - Mouth - Vagina Location of keratinized: -Epidermis of skin

Question 27

Stratified cuboidal epithelium location:

Answer 27

- Largest ducts of sweat glands - Mammary glands - Salivary glands

Question 28

Stratified columnar epithelium location:

Answer 28

- Rare in the body - Small amounts in male urethra - Large ducts of some glands

Question 29

Transitional epithelium location:

Answer 29

- Lines the ureters - Bladder - Part of the urethra

Question 30

Areolar loose connective tissue proper location:

Answer 30

-under epithelia of body: packages organs, surrounds capillaries

Question 31

Adipose loose connective tissue proper location:

Answer 31

- Under skin in hypodermis - Around kidneys and eyeballs - Within abdomen - Breasts

Question 32

Reticular loose connective tissue proper location:

Answer 32

Lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen)

Question 33

Dense irregular connective tissue proper location:

Answer 33

- Fibrous capsules of organs and joints - Dermis of the skin - Submucosa of digestive tract

Question 34

Simple squamous epithelium location:

Answer 34

- kidney glomeruli - air sacs of lungs - lining of heart - blood vessels - lymphatic vessels - lining of central body cavity (serosae)

Question 35

Dense regular connective tissue proper location:

Answer 35

- Tendons - Most ligaments - Aponeuroses

Question 36

Elastic dense connective tissue proper location:

Answer 36

- Walls of large arteries - Within certain ligaments in the vertebrae column - Within walls of bronchial tubes

Question 37

Hyaline cartilage location:

Answer 37

- Forms most of embryonic skeleton - Covers ends of long bones in joint cavities - ribs - cartilage of nose - trachea - larynx

Question 38

Elastic cartilage location:

Answer 38

- external ear (pinna) | - epiglottis

Question 39

Fibrocartilage location:

Answer 39

- intervertebral discs - pubic symphysis - discs of knee joint (meniscus)

Question 40

Smooth muscle location:

Answer 40

mostly in walls of hollow organs (digestive tract)

Question 41

Nervous tissue location:

Answer 41

brain, spinal cord, and nerves