P2. Epithelial tissue & its general characteristics

Question 1

• SHEET-LIKE or TUBULAR structure.
• a tissue, wherein cells are structionally & functionally tightly bounded together.

Answer 1

Epthelial Tissue

Question 2

shape and dimensions of epithelial tissue?

Answer 2

1. squamous
2. cuboidal
3. columnar

Question 3

cell’s ____ & ____ dictates FUNCTION.

Answer 3

SIZE & MORPHOLOGY

Question 4

• important INDICATORS of CELL SHAPE & DENSITY.
• PRIMARY MORPHOLOGIC CRITERION for classfying epithelia.

Answer 4

NUMBER & SHAPE of stained nuclei

Question 5

POLARITY of epithelial cells:

the region of the cell CONTACTING the ECM (extracellular matrix) & CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Answer 5

1. BASAL pole
2. APICAL pole

Question 6

all epithelial tissues lie at the ____.

Answer 6

BASEMENT MEMBRANE

Question 7

all epithelial tissues are ____.

Answer 7

AVASCULAR