Epithelial Tissue Histology Questions

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Histology (Epithelial Tissue)

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What type of tissue lines blood vessels?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Transitional epithelium

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What is a gland called if the secretory portion is flask shaped?

A) Simple gland

B) Compound gland

C) Tubular

D) Alveolar

E) Tubuloalveolar

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What is another term for an acinar gland?

A) Simple gland

B) Compound gland

C) Tubular

D) Alveolar

E) Tubuloalveolar

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What type of epithelium is more than one layer thick?

A) Simple

B) Stratified

C) Squamous

D) Cuboidal

E) Columnar

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What type of epithelium is composed of flat cells?

A) Simple

B) Stratified

C) Squamous

D) Cuboidal

E) Columnar

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What is a gland called if it has an branched duct?

A) Simple gland

B) Compound gland

C) Tubular

D) Alveolar

E) Tubuloalveolar

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What forms the brush border?

A) Microvilli

B) Stereocilia

C) Cilia

D) Keratinization

E) Both a and b

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What is the surface modification seen on the cells of the
epididymis?

A) Microvilli

B) Stereocilia

C) Cilia

D) Keratinization

E) Both a and b

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What type of tissue lines most of the gastrointestinal tract?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epitheliumv

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Transitional epithelium

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What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the
abdominal cavity?

A) Epithelioid tissue

B) Mesothelium

C) Endothelium

D) Transitional

E) Pseudostratified

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Which of the following is lined by a serosa?

A) Genitourinary tract

B) Peritoneal cavity

C) Respiratory tract

D) Alimentary canal

E) All of the above are lined by a mucosa

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What type of epithelium lines the trachea?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Pseudostratified epithelium

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What type of tissue lines most ducts?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Stratified squamous epithelium

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What type of tissue lines the esophagus?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Stratified squamous epithelium

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What type of epithelium has dome shaped cells on the apical
surface?

A) Epithelioid tissue

B) Mesothelium

C) Endothelium

D) Transitional

E) Pseudostratified

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What type of gland secretes its product directly into the
bloodstream?

A) Endocrine gland

B) Multicellular gland

C) Exocrine gland

D) All of the above

E) None of the above

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What are finger like projections on the surface of some cells
called?

A) Microvilli

B) Stereocilia

C) Cilia

D) Keratinization

E) Both a and b

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What type of gland secretes its product through a duct or tube?

A) Endocrine gland

B) Multicellular gland

C) Exocrine gland

D) All of the above

E) None of the above

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What forms the striated border?

A) Microvilli

B) Stereocilia

C) Cilia

D) Keratinization

E) Both a and b

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What type of epithelial cells are as tall as they are wide?

A) Simple

B) Stratified

C) Squamous

D) Cuboidal

E) Columnar

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What type of epithelium is associated with goblet cells?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Pseudostratified epithelium

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What type of tissue lines the bladder?

A) What type of tissue lines the bladder?

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple cuboidal epithelium

D) stratified squamous epithelium

E) Transitional epithelium

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What is a gland called if it has an unbranched duct?

A) Simple gland

B) Compound gland

C) Tubular

D) Alveolar

E) Tubuloalveolar

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Which of the following is lined by a mucosa?

A) Peritoneal cavity

B) Pericardial cavity

C) Pleural cavity

D) Alimentary canal

E) All of the above are lined by a mucosa

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What type of epithelium is composed of cells which all touch the
basement membrane and is only one cell layer thick?

A) Stratified squamous epithelium

B) Transitional epithelium

C) Stratified cuboidal epithelium

D) Pseudostratified epithelium

E) None of the above

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What cell type makes up the mucosa of the gallbladder?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Transitional epithelium

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What cell surface modification is made of microtubules?

A) Microvilli

B) Stereocilia

C) Cilia

D) Keratinization

E) Both a and b

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Which of the following is a unicellular gland?

A) Squamous cell

B) Goblet cell

C) Basal cell

D) Basket cell

E) Sertoli cell

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What type of epithelium forms the epidermis?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Pseudostratified epithelium

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What type of tissue forms the alveoli in the lung?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Pseudostratified epithelium

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What is a characteristic of the cells in the epidermis of the skin?

A) Microvilli

B) Stereocilia

C) Cilia

D) Keratinization

E) Both a and b

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What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the
blood vessels?

A) Epithelioid tissue

B) Mesothelium

C) Endothelium

D) Transitional

E) Pseudostratified

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What type of tissue composes the kidney tubules?

A) Simple squamous epithelium

B) Simple cuboidal epithelium

C) Simple columnar epithelium

D) Stratified squamous epithelium

E) Stratified squamous epithelium

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Epithelial Tissue Histology Questions

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