Human Tissues

Ciliated simple columnar epithelium is found in ______________________.

• small intestines
• respiratory tract
• blood vessels
• skin

In pseudostratified epithelium which of the following is NOT TRUE?

• All the cells attach to the basement membrane
• The nuclei are at various layers of the tissue
• It is multiple layers of cells
• They may have cilia and goblet cells

What specialized function does transitional epithelium provide?

• absorption
• diffusion
• secretion
• stretch

Which of the following is found in places where diffusion occurs, like the alveoli of the lungs?

• simple cuboidal
• simple squamous
• stratified cuboidal
• transitional

The main function of muscle is to produce

• urine
• structure
• movement
• physiology

The main function of nervous tissue is:

• to produce movement
• to produce structure
• to impede impulses from getting throughout body
• to send impulses throughout body

Which of the following describes smooth muscle?

• voluntary, surrounds hollow organs, striated
• involuntary, not striated, uninucleate, surrounds hollow organs
• involuntary, connected by intercalated discs, striated
• striated, intercalated discs connect the cells, multiple nuclei

Skeletal muscle.....

• is involuntary
• has no visible striations
• is voluntary
• is found only in hollow organs

The type of epithelial tissue that is present in ONLY the urinary tract and has the unique property of its ability to stretch and return back to its original shape is called:

• simple squamous epithelium
• stratified cuboidal epithelium
• transitional epithelium
• simple cuboidal epithelium

Which of the following is NOT a function of connective tissue?

• supports organs and structures
• binds tissues together
• provides protection
• provides transport function