Epithelial and Connective Tissues

Which type of epithelium would you expect to provide the most protection?

• simple squamous
• stratified squamous
• simple cuboidal
• pseudostratifed

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

Epithelium is

• Bone, cartilage,dense connective tissue, loose connective tissue, and blood
• Highly specialized tissue that contracts or shortens to produce movement
• Lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body

Which of the following is a function of epithelial tissue?

• Protection
• Absorption
• Secretion
• All the the above

This type of epithelium has only one layer of cells

• Stratified epithelium
• Simple epithelium

Epithelium with more than one layer of cells

• Stratified epithelium
• Simple epithelium

Flattened cells

• Squamous
• Cuboidal
• Columnar

Cube shaped cells

• Squamous
• Cuboidal
• Columnar