Histology Quiz

What type of epithelial cells are taller than wide?

• Simple

• Stratified

• Squamous

• Cuboidal

• Columnar

What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the blood vessels?

• Epithelioid tissue

• Mesothelium

• Endothelium

• Transitional

• Pseudostratified

What type of epithelium is more than one layer thick?

• Simple

• Stratified

• Squamous

• Cuboidal

• Columnar

What type of epithelium appears stratified, but is not?

• Epithelioid tissue

• Mesothelium

• Endothelium

• Transitional

• Pseudostratified

What type of gland secretes its product directly into the bloodstream?

• Endocrine gland

• Multicellular gland

• Exocrine gland

• All of the above

• None of the above

What type of tissue lines most of the gastrointestinal tract?

• Simple squamous epithelium

• Simple cuboidal epithelium

• Simple columnar epithelium

• Stratified squamous epithelium

• Transitional epithelium

What type of epithelium is composed of flat cells?

• Simple

• Stratified

• Squamous

• Cuboidal

• Columnar

Which of the following is a primary function of connective tissues?

• Absorption of nutrients

• Protection against abrasion

• Support and structural framework

• Secretion of hormones

• Support body

What type of connective tissue is primarily responsible for the storage of energy in the form of fat?

• Dense regular connective tissue

• Hyaline cartilage

• Adipose tissue

• Bone

• Muscle tissue

Which type of connective tissue forms the internal supporting framework of lymphoid organs such as the spleen, lymph node?

• Areolar connective tissue

• Dense irregular connective tissue

• Elastic connective tissue

• Reticular connective tissue

• Dense regular connective tissue