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Anatomy: Epithelial Tissues

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify:
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
2.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Stratified Squamous
3.
Identify:
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
4.
Identify:
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
5.
Identify:
a)
Areolar
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
6.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Simple cuboidal
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
7.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Stratified Squamous
8.
Identify:
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
9.
Identify:
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
10.
Identify:
a)
Simple squamous
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
11.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Stratified Squamous
12.
Identify:
a)
Simple squamous
b)
Stratified squamous
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
13.
Lines ducts and glands
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Transitional
14.
Absorbs nutrients in the digestive tract
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Pseudostratified
15.
Used in places where diffusion needs to occur, such as blood vessels and air sacs in the lungs
a)
Cuboidal
b)
Columnar
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Stratified Squamous
16.
Used in places needing protection from scrapes and abrasions such as the skin and esophagus
a)
Cuboidal
b)
Pseudostratified
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Stratified Squamous
17.
Secretes mucus in the respiratory tract, specifically the trachea
a)
Transitional
b)
Pseudostratified
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Stratified Squamous
18.

Which of the following epithelial functions is the primary role of glandular epithelium?

a)

Protection

b)

Secretion

c)

Absportion

d)

Support

19.

This type of epithelial tissue has the ability to stretch and is found in the bladder.

a)

simple squamous

b)

stratified squamous

c)

transitional

d)

pseudostratified columnar

20.

Most of your respiratory tract is lined with ___ tissue.

a)

hyaline cartilage

b)

ciliated pseudostratied columnar epithelium

c)

stratified squamous epithelium

d)

transitional epithelium

21.

This type of tissue makes up glands like your salivary glands.

a)

Epithelial

b)

Nervous

c)

Connective

d)

Muscle

22.

Which of the following are NOT true of Epithelial tissue?

a)

attaches to connective tissues via a basement membrane

b)

has a rich blood supply

c)

has a high rate of cell division

d)

has little extracellular space between cells

23.

Which of the following epithelial tissues is known for being located in an area of high diffusion like walls of blood vessels or in the alveoli of the lungs.

a)

Stratified Columnar

b)

Simple Columnar

c)

Stratified Squamous

d)

Simple Squamous

24.

How many layers are found in pseudostratified columnar epithelium?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

more than 2

d)

it varies

25.
What is the function of epithelial cells?
a)
Act as barriers between the external environment, or between organs and fluidfilled cavities
b)
Provide movement by pulling on bones
c)
Provide secretions which help to digest food
d)
Act as the messaging pathway between different areas of the body
26.
Define tissue with regards to anatomy
a)
A group of structurally and functionally related cells that come together to perform common functions
b)
Multiple sheets of thin paper used to clean your nose
c)
A series of different cells in the same area
d)
The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
27.
Which of the following tissues lines the interior and exterior of organs?
a)
Epithelial
b)
Connective
c)
Muscle 
d)
Nervous
28.

Where in the body would you most likely find this type of cell layer?

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

small intestine

d)

pancreas

29.

What type of epithelium lines the air sacs in this slide of lung tissue?

a)

simple cuboidal

b)

simple columnar

c)

simple squamous

d)

pseudostratified columnar

30.

Name the type of secretion

a)

merocrine

b)

apocrine

c)

holocrine

d)

berocrine

31.

Name the type of secretion

a)

merocrine

b)

apocrine

c)

holocrine

d)

berocrine

32.

Name the type of secretion

a)

merocrine

b)

apocrine

c)

holocrine

d)

berocrine

33.

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

a)

stratified cuboidal ; small intestine

b)

simple squamous ; lung

c)

pseudostratified columnar ; trachea

d)

transitional ; bladder

34.

All of the following are common locations of simple squamous epithlium EXCEPT

a)

lungs

b)

lining blood vessels

c)

trachea

d)

kidney tubules

35.

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

a)

stratified squamous ; skin

b)

pseudostratified columnar ; trachea

c)

simple squamous ; lung

d)

simple cuboidal ; kidney tubules

36.

This type of secretion produces sweat and saliva

a)

holocrine

b)

merocrine

c)

apocrine

d)

berocrine

37.

Name the type of epithelium surrounding the lumen (opening)

a)

simple squamous

b)

simple cuboidal

c)

stratified cuboidal

d)

stratified columnar

38.

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

a)

covering exposed surfaces

b)

lining internal passageways

c)

producing glandular secretions

d)

contracting to produce movement

39.

The difference between endocrine and exocrine glands can best be described by which of the following?

a)

exocrine secretions are released into surrounding tissues and blood whereas endocrine secretions are discharged onto the surface of the skin or other epithelial surfaces

b)

endocrine secretions are released into the surrounding tissues and blood whereas exocrine secretions are discharged onto the surface of the skin or other epithelial surfaces

c)

exocrine secretions and endocrine secretions are both released directly into the blood at all times

d)

exocrine secretions and endocrine secretions are both released directly onto the surface of the skin at all times

40.
This term means "a single layer".
a)
squamous
b)
stratified
c)
simple
d)
transitional
41.
Which of the following is a function of epithelial tissue?
a)
Protection
b)
Absorption
c)
Secretion
d)
All the the above
42.
Means "layer"
a)
pseudo
b)
chondr
c)
strat
d)
lyte
43.

What are the 3 basic shapes of Epithelial Cells? (Select all that apply)

a)

Cuboidal

b)

Columnar

c)

Orbital

d)

Squamous

44.

Columnar cells are classified by:

a)

Absorbing nutrients and secretions

b)

Producing secretions and nutrients

c)

Absorbing nutrients and producing secretions

d)

None of the above