Chapter 5: Tissues

Which type of tissue is responsible for protection, sensory functions, secretion, absorption, and excretion?

What are the four major types of human tissue?

True or False: Epithelial tissue has limited intercellular space.

• True

• False

What are the classifications based on cell shape?

• Squamous

• Cuboidal

• Columnar

• Pseudostratified columnar

What are the classifications based on layers of cells?

• Simple

• Stratified

• Transitional

Classification is complete when based on cell shape and layers. Which of the following is not a type of epithelium?

• Simple squamous epithelium

• Simple cuboidal epithelium

• Simple columnar epithelium

• Stratified transitional epithelium

What is the type of gland by cell number?

• Unicellular glands

• Multicellular glands

What is the type of gland by discharge location?

• Exocrine glands

• Endocrine glands

What is the shape of gland in structural classification of exocrine glands?

• Tubular

• Alveolar

What is the complexity of the duct in structural classification of exocrine glands?

• Simple

• Compound