STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE BODY ED
16 PATTON CH 4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
tissues - ANS-Groups of cells with a common structure and function.
simple squamous - ANS-single layer of flattened cells that are scale-like; lining of blood and lymphatic
vessels; diffusion, filtration, and osmosis;
simple cuboidal - ANS-single layer of cells that are as tall as they are wide; glands, kidney tubules;
secretion, absorption
simple columnar - ANS-single layer of tall, narrow cells; taller than they are wide like a column; surface
layer of lining of stomach, intestines, parts of respiratory tract; protection, secretions, transport
(absorption)
stratified squamous - ANS-many layers; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer; outermost
layer(s) are flattened cells; surface of skin (epidermis); protection
stratified transitional - ANS-many layers of varying transitional shapes, capable of stretching; tissue with
cell shapes that change when the tissue is stretched; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer;
urinary bladder; protection
pseudostratified columnar - ANS-single layer of tall cells that wedge together to appear as if there are
two or more layers; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer; surface lining of trachea; protection
epithelial tissue - ANS-forms sheets that cover or line the body; very little matric because the cells are so
closely connected to each other; form continuous sheets that contain no blood vessels
connective tissue - ANS-provides structural and functional support; mostly matrix, with cells few and far
between; most abundant and widely distributed tissue in the body; exists in more varied forms than any
other tissue type; found in skin, membranes, muscles, bones, nerves, and all internal organs
muscle tissue - ANS-contracts to produce movement; movement specialists of the body; higher degree
of contractility (ability to shorten or contract) than any other tissue cells; can maintain contraction to
provide stability and body heat; slow to heal and often replaced by fibrous scar tissue if injured; skeletal,
cardiac, and smooth
16 PATTON CH 4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
tissues - ANS-Groups of cells with a common structure and function.
simple squamous - ANS-single layer of flattened cells that are scale-like; lining of blood and lymphatic
vessels; diffusion, filtration, and osmosis;
simple cuboidal - ANS-single layer of cells that are as tall as they are wide; glands, kidney tubules;
secretion, absorption
simple columnar - ANS-single layer of tall, narrow cells; taller than they are wide like a column; surface
layer of lining of stomach, intestines, parts of respiratory tract; protection, secretions, transport
(absorption)
stratified squamous - ANS-many layers; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer; outermost
layer(s) are flattened cells; surface of skin (epidermis); protection
stratified transitional - ANS-many layers of varying transitional shapes, capable of stretching; tissue with
cell shapes that change when the tissue is stretched; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer;
urinary bladder; protection
pseudostratified columnar - ANS-single layer of tall cells that wedge together to appear as if there are
two or more layers; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer; surface lining of trachea; protection
epithelial tissue - ANS-forms sheets that cover or line the body; very little matric because the cells are so
closely connected to each other; form continuous sheets that contain no blood vessels
connective tissue - ANS-provides structural and functional support; mostly matrix, with cells few and far
between; most abundant and widely distributed tissue in the body; exists in more varied forms than any
other tissue type; found in skin, membranes, muscles, bones, nerves, and all internal organs
muscle tissue - ANS-contracts to produce movement; movement specialists of the body; higher degree
of contractility (ability to shorten or contract) than any other tissue cells; can maintain contraction to
provide stability and body heat; slow to heal and often replaced by fibrous scar tissue if injured; skeletal,
cardiac, and smooth
