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Epithelial Tissue – Histology Written Exam Questions & Answers. What are the basic types of tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Epithelial tissue 2. Muscular tissue 3. Nervous tissue 4. Connective tissue Define epithelial tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER Lines hollow organs, body cavities, and ducts....

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Epithelial Tissue – Histology Written
Exam Questions & Answers.

What are the basic types of tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Epithelial tissue

2. Muscular tissue

3. Nervous tissue

4. Connective tissue



Define epithelial tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER Lines hollow organs, body cavities, and ducts.

Covers body surfaces.

Little to no ECM.



Define muscular tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER Contractile cells that generate physical force via ATP

Some ECM



Define nervous tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER Detect changes in conditions within or outside the body.



What are the two main types of epithelial tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Covering/lining epithelium -
protection

2. Glandular epithelium - forms secretory portion of glands



What are the functions of epithelial tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Absorption - simple columnar (lining
small intestine)

2. Secretion - glands (goblet cells)

3. Excretion

4. Transport - cilia

5. Protection - multiple layers

6. Filtration

,Name 6 characteristics of epithelial tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Cellularity - lots of close knit cells, no
ECM

2. Specialized contacts - bound by special adhesion molecules, limits movement between cells

3. Polarity - apical, lateral, and basal domains

4. Supported by CT - lamina propria

5. Avascular but innervated - vascular supply from CT

6. Regeneration - lots of damage, rapid cell division



Define the apical domain. - CORRECT ANSWER Directed towards external envt or lumen

May have cilia or microvilli



Define the lateral domain. - CORRECT ANSWER Between cells, close contacts between cells, specialized
attachments



Define the basal domain. - CORRECT ANSWER Epithelium that sits on or connects to CT -> basement
membrane



How do you name epithelium? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Ciliated / Non-ciliated (simple, pseudostratified
columnar)

Keratinized / Non-keratinized (stratified squamous)

2. Number of cell layers

Simple - one cell thick sitting on basement memb

Stratified - 2 or more layers of cells

Pseudostratified

3. Cell height/shape

Cuboidal

Columnar

Squamous

, Simple squamous epithelial tissue - CORRECT ANSWER



Non-ciliated Simple columnar epithelial tissue - CORRECT ANSWER



Simple cuboidal epithelial tissue - CORRECT ANSWER



Non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelial tissue - CORRECT ANSWER



Non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelial tissue - CORRECT ANSWER



Stratified cuboidal epithelial tissue - CORRECT ANSWER



Ciliated simple columnar epithelium - CORRECT ANSWER



Ciliated simple columnar epithelium - CORRECT ANSWER



Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium - CORRECT ANSWER



Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium - CORRECT ANSWER



Where is keratinized stratified squamous epithelium found? - CORRECT ANSWER Epidermis of skin (dry
places)



Where is non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium found? - CORRECT ANSWER Esophagus, vagine
(wet membranes)



Transitional epithelium (urothelium) - CORRECT ANSWER



Where is transitional epithelium found? - CORRECT ANSWER Ureters, urethra, urinary bladder

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