Histology Quiz #3

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

Columnar cells are classified by:

• Absorbing nutrients and secretions

• Producing secretions and nutrients

• Absorbing nutrients and producing secretions

• None of the above

What type of epithelial tissue is this and where might you find it?

• stratified cuboidal ; small intestine

• simple squamous ; lung

• pseudostratified columnar ; trachea

• transitional ; bladder

Name the type of epithelium surrounding the lumen (opening)

• simple squamous

• simple cuboidal

• stratified cuboidal

• stratified columnar

Name the tissue

• Simple squamous
• Simple columnar
• Simple cuboidal
• Pseudo stratified columnar

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

• Support and connect other tissues

• Provides the body’s first line of protection from wear and tear

• Transport of fluid, nutrients, waste, and chemical messengers

• Store surpluses of energy and contribute to the thermal insulation

The term for the background tissue that you will see in each slide of connective tissue is known as:

• Matrix

• Connective tissue

• Dense irregular

• Fibrocyte

This is the most abundant cell found in connective tissue:

• Fibroblasts

• Fibrocyte

• Adipocytes

• Chondrocytes

These types of protein fibers are the thickest of the fibers and have the greatest strength in tissue:

• Collagen fibers

• Elastic fibers

• Reticular fibers

• Fibroblasts