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Epithelial Quiz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the type of epithelium

a)

simple cuboidal

b)

simple squamous

c)

simple columnar

d)

stratified squamous

2.

Name the type of epithelium

a)

simple squamous

b)

stratified squamous

c)

simple cuboidal

d)

simple columnar

3.
Flattened cells
a)
Squamous
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Columnar
4.
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
5.
Name the tissue
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Stratified Squamous
6.

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

a)

Cuboidal

b)

Columnar

c)

Orbital

d)

Squamous

7.

Cube shaped

a)

Squamous

b)

Cuboidal

c)

Columnar

d)

Transitional

8.

More tall than wide

a)

Squamous

b)

Cuboidal

c)

Columnar

d)

Transitional

9.

Single layer of cells of the same shape

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

10.

Many layers of cells

a)

Simple

b)

Stratified

11.
Where is epithelial tissue found?
a)
glands
b)
covering body surfaces
c)
lines organs
d)
all of the above
12.
Identify:
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
13.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Simple cuboidal
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
14.
Identify:
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
15.

Which of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue?

a)

Protection

b)

Absorption

c)

Filtration

d)

Secretion

e)

Messaging

16.

What type of epithelial tissue is this?

a)

Stratified Columnar

b)

Pseudostratified

c)

Simple columnar

d)

Stratified squamous

e)

Stratified cuboidal

17.

What type of epithelial tissue is this?

a)

Stratified Columnar

b)

Simple cuboidal

c)

Simple columnar

d)

Stratified squamous

e)

Stratified cuboidal

18.

Identify this type of ET.

a)

stratified cuboidal

b)

simple transitional

c)

simple squamous

d)

simple cuboidal

19.

Identify the structure at the yellow arrows.

a)

connective tissue

b)

basement membrane

c)

simple cuboidal

d)

apical surface

20.

Identify this type of ET.

a)

stratified cuboidal

b)

stratified squamous non keratinized

c)

stratified squamous keratinized

d)

stratified transitional

21.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epithelial tissue?

a)

cells are tightly packed together

b)

cells form sheet-like layers

c)

cells are interconnected with adhesion proteins called tight junctions and desmosomes

d)

ET is vascular

e)

ET in innervated

22.

Which of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue?

a)

secretion (hormone and non-hormone products)

b)

absorption of materials

(from one space into another space)

c)

supporting/connecting other structures

d)

protection of underlying structures

e)

formation of a barrier (covering/lining)

23.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Stratified Squamous
24.
Identify:
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
25.
Identify:
a)
Pseudostratified
b)
Simple cuboidal
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
26.
Identify this tissue!
a)
Simple squamous 
b)
Stratified columnar
c)
Simple columanr
d)
Pseudostratified
27.
Found in organs like the bladder that need to stretch
a)
Areolar
b)
Stratified squamous
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
28.
Absorbs nutrients in the digestive tract
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Pseudostratified
29.
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
30.

Epithelial tissue regenerate really quickly

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Hair like projections found in Pseudostratified Epithelium.

a)

Nuclei

b)

Cilia

c)

Mucus

d)

Goblet Cells

32.

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

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

small intestine

d)

pancreas

33.

Where might you find this type of epithelium?

a)

stomach

b)

trachea

c)

small intestine

d)

lungs

34.
Lines ducts and glands
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Transitional
35.
Means "false"
a)
pseudo
b)
meta
c)
mut
d)
lyte
36.

How can you tell a pseudostratified columnar epithelium from a simple columnar epithelium or stratified columnar epithelium?

a)

Look at the basal surface.

b)

Look at the apical surface.

c)

Check if its ciliated or not.

d)

Look at the nuclei.

37.

What are the three types shapes of epithelial tissue?

a)

squamous, cuboidal, columnar

b)

skeletal, cardiac, smooth

c)

connective tissue proper, fluid connective tissues, and supporting connective tissues

d)

reticular, elastic, and collagen

e)

brain, spinal cord, and nerves

38.

Epithelium is connected to underlying connective tissue by

a)

a basement membrane

b)

avascular tissue

c)

proteglycan

d)

interfacial canals

e)

a reticular lamina

39.

The study of tissues is called ________.

a)

cell biology

b)

histology

c)

microbiology

d)

tissueology

e)

cytology

40.

Epithelial tissue is __________ meaning that no blood or blood vessels are found in it.

a)

avascular

b)

vascular

41.

Epithelial tissue is regenerative

a)

True

b)

False

42.
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
43.

What function does the basement membrane serve?

a)

provide blood to the epithelial tissue

b)

hold cartilage to bone

c)

anchor epithelial tissues to underlying connective tissue

d)

secretes the matrix.

44.

How are epithelial tissue classified?

a)

by shape

b)

by size

c)

by number of layers

d)

by shape and number of layers.

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