Correct Answers 2025.
epithelial tissue - Answer A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out
Characteristics of epithelium - Answer Cellularity, specialized contacts, polarity, avascular, and
basement membrane
simple epithelium - Answer single layer of cells
stratified epithelia - Answer multiple layers of cells
Squamous - Answer flat cells
Cuboidal - Answer cube shaped cells
Columnar - Answer tall and column shaped
Simple Squamous - Answer single layer of flat cells; filtration
Simple cuboidal - Answer Single layer of cube shaped cells; secretion and absorption
simple columnar - Answer single layer of column shaped cells; line GI tract most associated
with absorption
Pseudostratified-highly modified - Answer all of the other cells in the basement membrane
epithelial tissue - Answer AVASCULAR
stratified squamous - Answer skin; most widespread
, Transitional epithelium - Answer lining of urinary bladder and has to stretch and take different
pressures
Endocrine glands - Answer ductless, hormones
exocrine glands - Answer secrete products thru ductsto surface or to body
Merocrine - Answer exocytosis shortly after they are produced
holocrine - Answer accumulate product until they rupture
apocrine - Answer empty when full
Connective tissue - Answer A body tissue that provides support for the body and connects all
of its parts
What is the matrix made of? - Answer fibers and ground substance
ground substance - Answer fluid or semi-fluid portion of the matrix
collagen fibers - Answer extremely strong and provide high tensile strength
Elastic fibers - Answer found were elasticity is need, skin, lungs and BV
reticular fibers - Answer branched fibers that support soft tissue or organs, @ junctions
between different tissues
-cyte cell in matrix - Answer mature cell that will maintain matrix
mast cells - Answer Cells that release chemicals (such as histamine) that promote
inflammation.