LAB #7: EPITHELIAL
TISSUES/31
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+)
apical surface - √Answer>the free surface of an
epithelial tissue
Quiz: avascular - √Answer>without blood vessels
Quiz: basal surface - √Answer>the surface at the
"bottom" of the cell that is attached to the
basement membrane
Quiz: basement membrane - √Answer>a non-
cellular layer that attaches the bottom layer of the
epithelial cells to the layer of connective tissue
Quiz: brush border - √Answer>a description
assigned to the collective microvilli at the apical
surface of an epithelium
Quiz: cilia - √Answer>hair-like projections from the
apical surface of some types of epithelia that
produce movement of materials along the apical
surface
, Quiz: columnar epithelium - √Answer>epithelial
cells which are tall and cylindrical; nucleus near
the basement membrane
Quiz: cuboidal epithelium - √Answer>epithelial
cells which are about the same width and length
Quiz: goblet cell - √Answer>specialized cell type
that produces and secretes a lubricating
substance called mucous
Quiz: histology - √Answer>the study of tissues
Quiz: keratin - √Answer>protein found in stratified
squamous epithelium if the skin; responsible for
waterproofing
Quiz: microvilli - √Answer>specialized projection
of cytoplasm and plasma membrane at the apical
surface of cells making up simple cuboidal or
columnar types of epithelia; increase surface area
for absorption
Quiz: simple tissue - √Answer>only one layer of
epithelial cells presents
Quiz: squamous epithelium - √Answer>flat,
scalelike in appearance
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