Lab Practical 1

Question 1

Location of simple squamous epithelium

Answer 1

lungs, inside of heart and blood vessels

Question 2

function of simple squamous epithelium

Answer 2

diffusion and secretion

Question 2

function of simple cuboidal epithelium

Answer 2

absorption and secretion

Question 3

location of simple cuboidal epithelium

Answer 3

kidney tubules and livers

Question 4

location of simple columnar epithelium

Answer 4

from stomach to intestines, uterine tube

Question 5

function of simple columnar epithelium

Answer 5

absorption and secretion

Question 6

location of pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Answer 6

respiratory passages

Question 7

function of pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Answer 7

secretes mucus and traps dust particles, moving them way from the lung

Question 8

location of stratified squamous epithelium

Answer 8

epidermis, oral cavity, esophagus and vagina

Question 9

function of stratified squamous epithelium

Answer 9

resists abrasion, prevents microbial infections, water retention in the skin

Question 10

what does keratin do for stratified squamous epithelial cells

Answer 10

makes the barrier waterproof

Question 11

location of transitional epithelium

Answer 11

urinary bladder

Question 12

function of transitional epithelium

Answer 12

stretching of urinary bladder/is elastic

Question 13

location of skeletal muscle

Answer 13

skeletal muscles, attached to bony skeleton

Question 14

function of skeletal muscle

Answer 14

voluntary contractions

Question 15

whats the pattern with the nuclei in skeletal muscle

Answer 15

nuclei are usually found in a line off to the side of the cell, leaving room for contraction

Question 16

location of cardiac muscle

Answer 16

the heart

Question 17

function of cardiac muscle

Answer 17

rhythmic heart contractions, involuntary

Question 18

whats a pattern usually seen microscopically in cardiac muscle

Answer 18

-branched cells
-intercalated discs (thick and spaced out)
-less obvious striations (thin and populated)

Question 19

location of smooth muscle

Answer 19

digestive tract, blood vessels, uterus

Question 20

function of smooth muscle

Answer 20

involuntary sustained contractions, propulsion of food, delivery of infants

Question 21

whats the shape of smooth muscle cells

Answer 21

small and slender with no striations

Question 22

what does a typical neuron/glial cell look like

Answer 22

neuron: large and star shaped cells with branching
glial: small cells present around neurons in nervous tissue

Question 23

where do you find neurons/nervous tissue

Answer 23

brain and spinal chord, nerves

Question 24

function of nervous tissue

Answer 24

neurons transmit electrical signals from sensory receptors to effectors glial cells support and protect neurons

Question 25

location of dense regular connective tissue

Answer 25

tendons and ligaments

Question 26

function of dense regular connective tissue

Answer 26

binds bones together or connects muscle to bone

Question 27

location of dense irregular connective tissue

Answer 27

dermis, sheaths around cartilage and bone

Question 28

function of dense irregular connective tissue

Answer 28

structural strength and resists against stress tearing

Question 29

location of reticular tissue

Answer 29

spleen, thymus, lymph nodes and liver

Question 30

function of reticular tissue

Answer 30

internal skeleton for your soft organs

Question 31

location of areolar tissue

Answer 31

deep to the dermis and surrounding many internal organs

Question 32

function of areolar tissue

Answer 32

binds epithelia to lower layers, insulates organs from infection

Question 33

location of adipose tissue

Answer 33

under the skin, breast tissue, outside of the heart and kidneys

Question 34

function of adipose tissue

Answer 34

energy storage and physical protection

Question 35

location of hyaline cartilage

Answer 35

ends of long bones, ribs, larynx and trachea

Question 36

function of hyaline cartilage

Answer 36

forms most of fetal skeleton, reduces frictions at joints, keeps air passages open

Question 37

location of fibrocartilage

Answer 37

intervertebral discs and pubic symphysis

Question 38

function of fibrocartilage

Answer 38

resists compression, reduce wear and tear

Question 39

location of elastic cartilage

Answer 39

external ear and epiglottis

Question 40

function of elastic cartilage

Answer 40

provides flexible framework

Question 41

location of compact bone

Answer 41

skeleton

Question 42

function of compact bone

Answer 42

protection of soft organs, locomotion along with muscles, support

Question 43

location of spongy bone

Answer 43

ends of long bones surrounded by compact bone, inside vertebrae , ribs, skull

Question 44

function of spongy bone

Answer 44

storage of bone marrow, site of erythropoiesis, reduces weight of skeleton, mineral storage

Question 45

location of blood

Answer 45

heart and blood vessels

Question 46

function of blood

Answer 46

transports respiratory gasses, nutrients, hormones, water through the body, immunity