Types of Tissues and Epithelial Tissues

Question 1

-Brain
-Spinal cord
-Nerves

Answer 1

Nervous tissue: Internal communication

Question 2

-Muscles attached to bones (skeletal)
-Muscles of heart (cardiac)
Muscles of walls of hollow organs (smooth)

Answer 2

Muscle tissue: Contacts to cause movement

Question 3

-Lining of digestive tract organs and other hollow organs
-Skin surface (epidermis)

Answer 3

Epithelial tissue: Forms boundaries between different environments, protects, secretes, absorbs, filters

Question 4

-Bones
-Tendons
-Fat and other soft padding tissue

Answer 4

Connective tissue: Supports, protects, binds other tissues together

Question 5

Types of epithelia

Answer 5

Simple epithelia and stratified epithelia

Question 6

One layer of cells all in direct contact with basement membrane

Answer 6

Simple epithelium

Question 7

Two or more layer of cells; only deepest cell layer in direct contact with basement membrane

Answer 7

Stratified epithelium

Question 8

One layer of flattened cells

Answer 8

Simple squamous

Question 9

One layer of cells about as tall as wide

Answer 9

Simple cuboidal

Question 10

One layer of tall, narrow cells

Answer 10

Simple columnar

Question 11

One layer of tall cells that appears stratified

Answer 11

Pseudostratified columnar

Question 12

Multiple layers; upper layers of flattened cells

Answer 12

Stratified squamous

Question 13

Two or more layers; cells about as tall as wide

Answer 13

Stratified cuboidal

Question 14

Two or more layers of tall, narrow cells

Answer 14

Stratified columnar

Question 15

Multiple layers of cells that change shape when stretched

Answer 15

Transitional

Question 16

Superficial cells are dead

Answer 16

Keratinized (type of stratified squamous)

Question 17

Superficial cells are living

Answer 17

Nonkeratinized (type of stratified squamous)

Question 18

Functions of Epithelial Tissue

Answer 18

-Provide physical protection
-Control permeability
-Provide sensation
-Produce specialized secretions

Question 19

Vasoconstriction

Answer 19

Happens when contracting blood vessel, high blood pressure

Question 20

Vasodilation

Answer 20

Happens when blood vessel relaxes, lowers blood pressure

Question 21

-Lines blood vessels and air sacs of lungs
-Permits exchange of nutrients, wastes, and gases

Answer 21

Simple squamous

Question 22

-Lines kidney tubules and glands
-Secretes and reabsorbs water and small molecules

Answer 22

Simple cuboidal

Question 23

-Lines most digestive organs
-Absorbs nutrients, produces mucus

Answer 23

Simple columnar

Question 24

-Outer layer of skin, mouth, vagina
-Protects against abrasion, drying out, infection

Answer 24

Stratified squamous

Question 25

-Lines ducts of sweat glands
-Secretes water and ions

Answer 25

Stratified cuboidal

Question 26

-Lines epididymus, mammary glands, larynx
-Secretes mucus

Answer 26

Stratified columnar