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Question 1

Single squamous epithelium structure

Answer 1

Is a single layer of flat cells that resembles a tiled floor when viewed from an apical surface, centrally located nucleus that is flattened and oval or spheric in shape

Question 2

endothelium

Answer 2

Simple squamous epithelium most commonly lines the cardiovascular and lymphatic system where it is known as the ________

Question 3

Mesothelium

Answer 3

Simple squamous forms the epithelial layer of serous membranes where it is called as the __________

Question 4

Simple squamous epithelium location

Answer 4

Also found in air sacs of lungs, glomerular capsule of kidney, and inner surface of tympanic membrane

Question 5

Simple squamous epithelium function

Answer 5

Present at sites of filtration or diffusion and at sites of secretion in serous membranes. Not found in body areas subject to mechanical stress

Question 6

Simple cuboidal epithelium structure

Answer 6

Single layer of cube-shaped cells; some cells have microvilli or cilia

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium function

Answer 7

Secretion and adsorption cells of kidney tubules

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium location

Answer 8

Secretion by cells of glands and choroid plexus

Question 9

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium function

Answer 9

Movement of particles of embedded in mucus our of the terminal bronchioles by ciliated cells

Question 10

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium location

Answer 10

Kidney tubules, glands and their ducts, choroid plexuses of the brain, lining of terminal bronchioles of lungs, and surfaces of ovaries

Question 11

Simple columnar epithelium structure

Answer 11

Single layer of tall and narrow cells; some cells have cilia

Question 12

Simple columnar epithelium function

Answer 12

Movement of particles out of the bronchioles of the lungs by ciliated cells

Question 13

Simple columnar epithelium function

Answer 13

Partially responsible for the movement of oocytes through the uterine tubes by ciliated cells

Question 14

Simple columnar epithelium function

Answer 14

secretion by cells of the glands, the stomach, and the intestine

Question 15

Simple columnar epithelium function

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Adsorption by cells of the intestine

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Simple columnar epithelium location

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Glands and some ducts, bronchioles of lungs, auditory tubes, uterus, uterine tubes, stomach, intestines, gallbladder, bile ducts, and ventricles of the brain

Question 17

Pseudostratified epithelium structure

Answer 17

Single layer of cells, some cells are tall and thin and reach the free surface, and others do not

Question 18

Pseudostratified epithelium structure

Answer 18

The nuclei oof these cells are at different levels and appear stratified

Question 19

Pseudostratified epithelium function

Answer 19

the cells are almost always ciliated and are associated with goblet cells that secrete mucus onto the free surface

Question 20

Pseudostratified epithelium function

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Synthesize and secrete mucus onto the free surface and move mucus that contains foreign particles over the surface of the free surface and from passages

Question 21

Pseudostratified epithelium location

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Lining of nasal cavity, nasal sinuses, auditory tubes, pharynx, trachea, and bronchi of lungs

Question 22

Stratified squamous epithelium structure

Answer 22

Several layers of cells are cuboidal in the basal layer and progressively flattened towards the surface.

Question 23

Stratified squamous epithelium structure

Answer 23

Can be nonkeratinized (moist) or keratinized

Question 24

nucleus and cytoplasm

Answer 24

In nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium, the nonkeratinized surface cells retains what?

Question 25

keratin

Answer 25

In keratinized stratified epithelium, the cytoplasm of cells at the surface is replaced by a protein called ________

Question 26

outer layer of skin

Answer 26

Stratified squamous epithelium: keratinized

Question 27

Mouth
throat
Larynx
Esophagus
Urethra
Vagina
Anus
Corneas

Answer 27

Stratified squamous epithelium: nonkeratinized

Question 28

Stratified cuboidal epithelium structure

Answer 28

Consists of more than one layer of cuboidal epithelial cells

Question 29

Stratified cuboidal epithelium description

Answer 29

This epithelial type is
relatively rare and is found
in sweat gland ducts,
ovarian follicular cells, and
the salivary glands.

Question 30

Stratified cuboidal epithelium function

Answer 30

It functions in absorption,
secretion, and protection.

Question 31

Stratified columnar epithelium structure

Answer 31

consists of more than
one layer of epithelial
cells, but only the surface
cells are columnar

Question 32

Transitional epithelium structure

Answer 32

Stratified cells that appear cuboidal when the organ or tube is not stretched and squamous when the organ of the tube is stretched by fluid

Question 33

Transitional epithelium function

Answer 33

Accommodates fluctuations in the volume of fluid in an organ or a tube; protects against the caustic effects of urine

Question 34

Transitional epithelium location

Answer 34

Lining of urinary bladder, ureters, and superior urethra