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abundant extracellular material
highly mitotic
tight junctions
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Test 2 (Epithelial)
Anatomy Test 2
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All of the following are usually characteristics of epithelium except: __________. avascular abundant extracellular material highly mitotic tight junctions | abundant extracellular material |
Goblet cells are found in this kind of epithelium Simple squamous Simple cuboidal Transitional Simple columnar | Simple columnar |
Which of the following is the most widespread epithelium? Simple cuboidal Stratified squamous Simple columnar Stratified cuboidal | Stratified squamous |
Glands that secrete by rupture of cells are classified as __________. endocrine merocrine holocrine unicellular | holocrine |
An epithelial tissue with four layers of cells, in which the apical layer cells are flat and the basal layer cells are taller than they are wide, would be classified as _________. simple squamous simple columnar stratified squamous stratified columnar | stratified squamous |
An area in the body exposed to the external environment would be composed of which of the following tissue types? Epithelial tissue Connective tissue Muscle tissue Nervous tissue | Epithelial tissue |
The basal lamina arises from which type of tissue? Epithelial tissue Connective tissue Nervous tissue Muscle tissue | Epithelial tissue |
With which portion of an epithelial cell in the stomach would food be in contact? Basal surface Apical surface Basal lamina Reticular lamina | Apical surface |
Which of the following tissue types would you expect to find on a surface of the body that is subjected to a friction? Epithelial tissue Connective tissue Muscle tissue Nervous tissue | Epithelial tissue |
Which characteristic of epithelial tissues would you expect to find in a duct that is subject to a high degree of pressure (such as the male urethra)? Cuboidal shape Simple layering Pseudostratified layering Stratified layering | Stratified layering |
Which of the following types of epithelial tissues is best suited for areas of the body where diffusion or filtration occurs? Stratified columnar Simple cuboidal Simple squamous Stratified squamous | Simple squamous |
Which of the following specialized terms reflects the epithelial tissue found lining the inside of blood and lymph vessels? Epithelium Endothelium Mesothelium Squathelium | Endothelium |
The presence of which type of epithelial tissue is a dead giveaway for glands? Simple squamous Stratified squamous Transitional epithelium Simple cuboidal | Simple cuboidal |
The mucus-secreting cells prevalent in simple columnar epithelium are known as __________. goblet cells cup cells chalice cells mucocells | goblet cells |
Which of the following relationships between a tissue and its general function is not correct? Epithelial : digestion Connective : support Muscle : movement Nervous : control | Epithelial : digestion |
Which classification best suits the pancreas? Exocrine Endocrine Exocrine and endocrine Holocrine | Exocrine and endocrine |
Which of the following glands are holocrine glands? Pancreas Sweat glands Salivary glands Sebaceous glands | Sebaceous glands |
The major distinction between endocrine glands and exocrine glands is that endocrine glands secrete their product into _________. the blood a duct the stomach the bladder | the blood |
Of the four major types of tissues, which type forms boundaries between different environments? Connective Epithelial Muscle Nervous | Epithelial |
Of the four major tissue types, which type is avascular? Connective Epithelial Muscle Nervous | Epithelial |
Chemotherapy destroys cells in mitosis. Which type of tissue would be most affected by chemotherapy? Connective Epithelial Muscle Nervous | Epithelial |
What would a glandular structure that has three ducts and flasklike sacs be termed? Compound alveolar Simple branched tubular Compound tubular Simple branched alveolar | Compound alveolar |