Chapter 1 Review Questions

Question 1

What structure will help to limit epithelial cell stretch?

Answer 1

basement membrane

Question 2

What tissue type is always associated with epithelium?

Answer 2

connective tissue

Question 3

How do epithelial cells obtain nutrition?

Answer 3

diffusion

Question 4

Name the three general functions of epithelium.

Answer 4

absorption
secretion
barrier

Question 5

Why is it necessary to have connective tissue next to epithelium?

Answer 5

nutrition source

provide defensive cells

Question 6

What are the two parts to a complete basement membrane?

Answer 6

basal lamina

reticular lamina

Question 7

Structure consists of protein plaque, transmembrane proteins, and tonofilaments.

Answer 7

macula adherens

Question 8

Has a network of shared intrinsic membrane proteins between adjacent cells.

Answer 8

zonula occludens

Question 9

Structure allows the transfer of materials between cells.

Answer 9

gap junctions

Question 10

Contain basal bodies.

a. glycocalyx
b. cilia
c. stereocilia
d. microvilli

Answer 10

b. cilia

Question 11

Functions in cell recognition.

a. glycocalyx
b. cilia
c. stereocilia
d. microvilli

Answer 11

a. glycocalyx

Question 12

Found lining oviducts.

a. glycocalyx
b. cilia
c. stereocilia
d. microvilli

Answer 12

b. cilia

Question 13

Function to increase absorption.

a. glycocalyx
b. cilia
c. stereocilia
d. microvilli

Answer 13

d. microvilli

Question 14

Found lining the trachea.

a. glycocalyx
b. cilia
c. stereocilia
d. microvilli

Answer 14

b. cilia

Question 15

Also called a brush border.

a. glycocalyx
b. cilia
c. stereocilia
d. microvilli

Answer 15

d. microvilli

Question 16

Function to move something over a surface.

Answer 16

b. cilia

Question 17

Found lining the epididymis.

a. glycocalyx
b. cilia
c. stereocilia
d. microvilli

Answer 17

c. stereocilia

Question 18

Merkel cells are found in which layer of the skin?

Answer 18

stratum basale

Question 19

Langerhans cells are typically found in which skin layer?

Answer 19

stratum spinosum

Question 20

Melanocyte cell bodies are found in which skin layer?

Answer 20

stratum basale

Question 21

Which cell type is found in the stratum corneum?

Answer 21

dead cells, keratin, and lipids

Question 22

Which cell type is the most common in skin?

Answer 22

keratinocytes

Question 23

Which is the most common method of secretion?

Answer 23

eccrine

Question 24

Which method of secretion occurs in the axillary sweat glands of adults?

Answer 24

apocrine

Question 25

Which method of secretion occurs in the all children's sweat glands?

Answer 25

eccrine

Question 26

Which method of secretion involves the entire cell becoming the secretory product?

Answer 26

holocrine

Question 27

Which method of secretion involves exocytosis?

Answer 27

merocrine

Question 28

Which method of secretion does the secretory product contain cell cytoplasm, cell membrane, and in tract secretory vacuoles with secretory cell survival?

Answer 28

apocrine

Question 29

Which method of secretion applies to Meibomian (tarsal) glands? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 29

b. holocrine

Question 30

Which method of secretion applies to the pancreas? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 30

a. merocrine (eccrine)

Question 31

Which method of secretion applies to sweat glands in adult pubic region? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 31

c. apocrine

Question 32

Which method of secretion applies to all children's sweat glands? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 32

a. merocrine (eccrine)

Question 33

Which method of secretion applies to lactating mammary glands? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 33

c. apocrine

Question 34

Which method of secretion applies to goblet cells? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 34

a. merocrine (eccrine)

Question 35

Which method of secretion applies to sebaceous glands in the skin? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 35

b. holocrine

Question 36

Which method of secretion applies to ceruminous glands in the ear? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 36

c. apocrine

Question 37

Which method of secretion applies to salivary glands? a. merorine (eccrine) b. holocrine c. apocrine

Answer 37

a. merocrine (eccrine)