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Histology ~ Epithelium

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This term describes a cell that is very thin and flat

a)

Columnar

b)

Cuboidal

c)

Squamous

d)

Transitional

2.

If an epithelial tissue has more than one layer of cells, it would be described as...

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

c)

Pseudostratified

3.

This is the technical name for stretching

a)

Distention

b)

Extension

c)

Swelling

4.

These epithelial cells have the largest amount of surface area, making them good for storage

a)

Columnar

b)

Cuboidal

c)

Squamous

d)

Transitional

5.

All of the following are functions of Epithelium EXCEPT...

a)

Covering surfaces such as the inside of organs

b)

Connecting structures together

c)

Diffusion

d)

Secretion

6.

The part of Epithelium that anchors it to underlying connective tissue

a)

Basal surface

b)

Free surface

7.

The organelle found on columnar cells that helps to move fluids across the free surface

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cilia

d)

Cytoplasm

8.

A specialized cell that is associated with columnar tissue, that releases mucus.

a)

Adipocyte

b)

Goblet Cell

c)

Mast Cell

d)

Plasma Cell

9.

Which type of glandular epithelium releases its products directly onto a surface?

a)

Endocrine

b)

Exocrine

10.

Which type of epithelial cells have the ability to change shape?

a)

Columnar

b)

Cuboidal

c)

Squamous

d)

Transitional

11.

Which term describes a tissue that appers to have multiple layers, but really has only one?

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

c)

Pseudostratified

12.

The process by which fluid or a nutrient it taken into a cell

a)

Absorption

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Secretion

13.

What would be the proper name for one layer of tall, rectangular cells that have hairlike structures on their free surface?

a)

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

b)

Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium

c)

Non-Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium

d)

Simple Columnar Epithelium

14.

What is the proper name for a tissue that has box-shaped cells with multiple layers?

a)

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

b)

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

c)

Simple Squamous Epithelium

d)

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

15.

Why is that you can FEEL a paper cut, but it often does NOT bleed?

a)

Epithelium is vascular and has a direct nerve supply

b)

Epithelium is avascular and has a direct nerve supply

c)

Epithelium is vascular and does not have a direct nerve supply

d)

Epithelium is avascular and does not have a direct nerve supply