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Epithelial Tissues Practice 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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.
Lines ducts and glands
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Transitional
7.
Absorbs nutrients in the digestive tract
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Pseudostratified
8.
Found in organs like the bladder that need to stretch
a)
Areolar
b)
Stratified squamous
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
9.
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
10.

This type of secretion produces sweat and saliva

a)

holocrine

b)

merocrine

c)

apocrine

d)

berocrine

11.

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

12.

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

13.
Which of the following is not one of the four tissue types? 
a)
Blood
b)
Connective
c)
Epithelial
d)
Nervous 
14.
Where is epithelial tissue found?
a)
glands
b)
covering body surfaces
c)
lines organs
d)
all of the above
15.

According to the picture, where is the basement membrane?

a)

Apical Side

b)

Columnar Cells

c)

Avascular tissue

d)

Basal Side

16.

Epithelial tissue regenerate really quickly

a)

True

b)

False

17.
This type of epithelium has only one layer of cells
a)
Stratified epithelium
b)
Simple epithelium
18.
Epithelium with more than one layer of cells
a)
Stratified epithelium
b)
Simple epithelium
19.

What type of gland is the sebaceous glad of the skin?

a)

Apocrine

b)

Merocrine

c)

Holocrine

20.

What physiological functions are enhanced by epithlial cells bearing microvilli and cilia?

a)

increased surface area for absorption & capturing debris

b)

decreased surface area for absorption & capturing debris

c)

increased surface area for absorption of oxygen

d)

decreased surface area for absorption of oxygen