Epithelial and Tissues

Identify:

• Columnar
• Cuboidal
• Pseudostratified
• Transitional

Identify:

• Pseudostratified
• Smooth Muscle
• Transitional
• Stratified Squamous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Identify:

• Smooth Muscle
• Columnar
• Transitional
• Pseudostratified

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Identify:

• Smooth Muscle
• Columnar
• Transitional
• Pseudostratified

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Identify:

• Simple squamous
• Cuboidal
• Transitional
• Pseudostratified

Used in places where diffusion needs to occur, such as blood vessels and air sacs in the lungs

• Cuboidal
• Columnar
• Simple Squamous
• Stratified Squamous

Used in places needing protection from scrapes and abrasions such as the skin and esophagus

• Cuboidal
• Pseudostratified
• Simple Squamous
• Stratified Squamous

What feature found on the surface of this epithelial layer greatly increases the surface area for absorption?

• cilia

• microvilli

• endoplasmic reticulum

• multiple nuclei

What physiological functions are enhanced by epithlial cells bearing microvilli and cilia?

• increased surface area for absorption & capturing debris

• decreased surface area for absorption & capturing debris

• increased surface area for absorption of oxygen

• decreased surface area for absorption of oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which of the following is NOT a main function of epithelial tissues?

• covering exposed surfaces

• lining internal passageways

• producing glandular secretions

• contracting to produce movement