Epithelial Tissue

Epithelial tissue provides a layer of protection

• True

• False

Epithelial cells have basement membranes that hold the cells in place.

• True

• False

Epithelial Cells secrete and/or absorb substances

• True

• False

All of these are made out of epithelial tissue EXCEPT...

• Lining of the uterus

• Ligaments that hold bone together

• Outer layers of skin

• Inner layer of the stomach

Which type of cell might be found in a urine sample because they line the urinary system?

• Epithelial

• Connective

• Muscle

• Nerve

What type of epithelial tissue appears stratified (made up of many layers of cells), but is not?

• Simple Squamous

• Stratified Squamous

• Simple Columnar

• Pseudostratified Columnar

Which of these is the thinnest layer of cells?

• Simple squamous

• Stratified squamous

• Simple cuboidal

• Simple columnar

Which of these is the most protective (because it is the thickest)?

• Simple squamous

• Stratified squamous

• Simple cuboidal

• Simple columnar

Which type of epithelial tissue might you have under your fingernails if you keep scratching an itch?

• Simple cuboidal

• Simple squamous

• Stratified squamous

• Smooth muscle

What is the outermost tissue on the arm?

• Fibrous epithelial

• Adipose

• Stratified squamous

• Bone