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WorksheetsHistology ~ Epithelium
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
This term describes a cell that is very thin and flat
Columnar
Cuboidal
Squamous
Transitional
If an epithelial tissue has more than one layer of cells, it would be described as...
Simple
Stratified
Pseudostratified
This is the technical name for stretching
Distention
Extension
Swelling
These epithelial cells have the largest amount of surface area, making them good for storage
Columnar
Cuboidal
Squamous
Transitional
All of the following are functions of Epithelium EXCEPT...
Covering surfaces such as the inside of organs
Connecting structures together
Diffusion
Secretion
The part of Epithelium that anchors it to underlying connective tissue
Basal surface
Free surface
The organelle found on columnar cells that helps to move fluids across the free surface
Cytoskeleton
Cell Membrane
Cilia
Cytoplasm
A specialized cell that is associated with columnar tissue, that releases mucus.
Adipocyte
Goblet Cell
Mast Cell
Plasma Cell
Which type of glandular epithelium releases its products directly onto a surface?
Endocrine
Exocrine
Which type of epithelial cells have the ability to change shape?
Columnar
Cuboidal
Squamous
Transitional
Which term describes a tissue that appers to have multiple layers, but really has only one?
Simple
Stratified
Pseudostratified
The process by which fluid or a nutrient it taken into a cell
Absorption
Diffusion
Osmosis
Secretion
What would be the proper name for one layer of tall, rectangular cells that have hairlike structures on their free surface?
Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium
Non-Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium
Simple Columnar Epithelium
What is the proper name for a tissue that has box-shaped cells with multiple layers?
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium
Simple Squamous Epithelium
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
Why is that you can FEEL a paper cut, but it often does NOT bleed?
Epithelium is vascular and has a direct nerve supply
Epithelium is avascular and has a direct nerve supply
Epithelium is vascular and does not have a direct nerve supply
Epithelium is avascular and does not have a direct nerve supply
