Epithelial Tissues

Question 1

What does simple mean

Answer 1

Single layer, same shape

Question 2

What does stratified mean

Answer 2

Multiple layers, same shape

Question 3

What is pseudo stratified

Answer 3

False stratified, looks like multiple layers but isn’t

Question 4

Transitional

Answer 4

Several layers, different shapes

Question 5

Simple squamous describe it

Answer 5

Flat, single layer, pass through easily

Question 6

What is simple squamous function

Answer 6

Diffusion, filtration

Question 7

Where is simple squamous found

Answer 7

Air sacs of lungs, inside blood vessels, lining of body

Question 8

Describe simple cuboidal

Answer 8

One layer, cube shaped, spherical nuclei

Question 9

Function of simple cuboidal

Answer 9

Absorption, secretion

Question 10

Where is simple cuboidal found

Answer 10

Ducts, kidney, liver ovaries

Question 11

Simple columnar

Answer 11

Single layer, taller than wide, nuclei at the basement membrane

Question 12

Simple columnar function

Answer 12

Absorption, secretion

Question 13

Where is Simple columnar found

Answer 13

Digestive tract, lining of uterus

Question 14

Pseudo stratified columnar found

Answer 14

Respiratory system

Question 15

Stratified squamous found

Answer 15

Throat, anal canal, vagina, SKIN

Question 16

Stratified squamous function

Answer 16

Protection

Question 17

Transitional found

Answer 17

Urinary Tract , bladder

Question 18

Transitional function

Answer 18

To expand then snap back into shape