HISTOLOGY: LOCATION AND
FUNCTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Simple Squamous Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: alveoli, heart, vessels, parts
of kidneys
function: diffusion/osmosis
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: surface of ovary, lens of eye,
kidneys
function: reabsorption
goblet cells (secrete mucus) - Correct Answers -What are non-ciliated cells associated
with?
Non-ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: digestive tract
function: increase surface area and allow for digestion/absorption
Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: oviduct, upper
respiratory tract
function: same as non-ciliated
Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: trachea (ciliated),
glands (non-ciliate)
function: secretion and movement by cilia
Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Correct Answers -locations: keratinized=skin, hair,
nails, non-keratinized=mouth (surface lining), esophagus, vagina
function: protection
Transitional Epithelium - Correct Answers -locations: bladder, urethra, ureters
function: permits distention (stretching)
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium - Correct Answers -locations: ducts of sweat glands, part
of male urethra
function: protection
FUNCTION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Simple Squamous Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: alveoli, heart, vessels, parts
of kidneys
function: diffusion/osmosis
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: surface of ovary, lens of eye,
kidneys
function: reabsorption
goblet cells (secrete mucus) - Correct Answers -What are non-ciliated cells associated
with?
Non-ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: digestive tract
function: increase surface area and allow for digestion/absorption
Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: oviduct, upper
respiratory tract
function: same as non-ciliated
Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium - Correct Answers -location: trachea (ciliated),
glands (non-ciliate)
function: secretion and movement by cilia
Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Correct Answers -locations: keratinized=skin, hair,
nails, non-keratinized=mouth (surface lining), esophagus, vagina
function: protection
Transitional Epithelium - Correct Answers -locations: bladder, urethra, ureters
function: permits distention (stretching)
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium - Correct Answers -locations: ducts of sweat glands, part
of male urethra
function: protection