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BIOL 2220 - Exam 2 Questions and
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What is the study of tissues called? - ✔✔histology
Epithelial tissue has two components. What are they? - ✔✔1. covering and lining
2. glandular
Which component of epithelial tissue?
line of cover all free body surfaces (anything exposed to the outside world) - ✔✔covering and lining
Which component of epithelial tissue?
will not have modifications like gap junctions, tight junctions, or desomes - ✔✔glandular
What are the following?
1. establish boundaries
2. protection
3. absorption
4. filtration
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5. excretion
6. secretion
7. sensory reception - ✔✔functions of epithelial tissue
Which function of epithelial tissue?
separates the inside and the outside - ✔✔establish boundaries
Which function of epithelial tissue?
covers body surfaces - ✔✔protection
Which function of epithelial tissue?
absorb food that pass the epithelial tissue - ✔✔absorption
Which function of epithelial tissue?
pass epithelial tissues to leave the body - ✔✔excretion and secretion
Which function of epithelial tissue?
modification of epithelial tissue (touch receptors) - ✔✔sensory reception
What two types of boundaries does epithelial tissue have? - ✔✔1. apical surface
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2. basal surface
Which boundary of epithelial tissue?
exposed to the air
free surface
top - ✔✔apical surface
Which boundary of epithelial tissue?
on top of other tissue
attached to connective tissue
bottom - ✔✔basal surface
What two components of the epithelial tissue make up the basement membrane? - ✔✔1. basal lamina
2. reticular lamina
What is the importance of the basement membrane? - ✔✔anchors two boundaries together
Which component of the basement membrane?
immediately deep to the basal layer
noncellular sheet of glycoproteins which extend to the reticular lamina - ✔✔basal lamina
Which component of the basal membrane?
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collagen fiber - ✔✔reticular lamina
What are the following examples of?
1. simple
2. stratified
3. pseudo stratified
4. squamous
5. cuboidal
6. columnar
7. transitional - ✔✔covering and lining epithelium
Which type of covering and lining epithelium?
one cell layer
tend to be involved in absorption and filtration - ✔✔simple
Which type of covering and lining epithelium?
two or more layers of cells
found in places with friction and lots of wear and tear and abrasion
main function is protection - ✔✔stratified
Which type of covering and lining epithelium?
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BIOL 2220 - Exam 2 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What is the study of tissues called? - ✔✔histology
Epithelial tissue has two components. What are they? - ✔✔1. covering and lining
2. glandular
Which component of epithelial tissue?
line of cover all free body surfaces (anything exposed to the outside world) - ✔✔covering and lining
Which component of epithelial tissue?
will not have modifications like gap junctions, tight junctions, or desomes - ✔✔glandular
What are the following?
1. establish boundaries
2. protection
3. absorption
4. filtration
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5. excretion
6. secretion
7. sensory reception - ✔✔functions of epithelial tissue
Which function of epithelial tissue?
separates the inside and the outside - ✔✔establish boundaries
Which function of epithelial tissue?
covers body surfaces - ✔✔protection
Which function of epithelial tissue?
absorb food that pass the epithelial tissue - ✔✔absorption
Which function of epithelial tissue?
pass epithelial tissues to leave the body - ✔✔excretion and secretion
Which function of epithelial tissue?
modification of epithelial tissue (touch receptors) - ✔✔sensory reception
What two types of boundaries does epithelial tissue have? - ✔✔1. apical surface
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2. basal surface
Which boundary of epithelial tissue?
exposed to the air
free surface
top - ✔✔apical surface
Which boundary of epithelial tissue?
on top of other tissue
attached to connective tissue
bottom - ✔✔basal surface
What two components of the epithelial tissue make up the basement membrane? - ✔✔1. basal lamina
2. reticular lamina
What is the importance of the basement membrane? - ✔✔anchors two boundaries together
Which component of the basement membrane?
immediately deep to the basal layer
noncellular sheet of glycoproteins which extend to the reticular lamina - ✔✔basal lamina
Which component of the basal membrane?
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collagen fiber - ✔✔reticular lamina
What are the following examples of?
1. simple
2. stratified
3. pseudo stratified
4. squamous
5. cuboidal
6. columnar
7. transitional - ✔✔covering and lining epithelium
Which type of covering and lining epithelium?
one cell layer
tend to be involved in absorption and filtration - ✔✔simple
Which type of covering and lining epithelium?
two or more layers of cells
found in places with friction and lots of wear and tear and abrasion
main function is protection - ✔✔stratified
Which type of covering and lining epithelium?
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