BIOS 251, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
epithelial tissue
lines body surfaces and cavities
What are the layers of the epithelial tissue?
simple, stratified, pseudostratified
What is simple epithelial tissue?
single layer of cells
What is stratified epithelium?
multiple cell layers, piled on top of one another
What is pseudostratified epithelium?
appears to have many layers, but in reality, all cells in one layer
What are the cell shapes of epithelial tissues?
squamous, cuboidal, columnar
What is squamous epithelium?
Outer cells are flattened
What is cuboidal epithelium?
outer cells are cubed shaped
What is columnar epithelium?
,Outer cells are rectangular
simple squamous epithelium
simple cuboidal epithelium
simple columnar epithelium
, Pseudostratified epithelium
kerarinized stratified squamous epithelium
non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium