Given these characteristics:
1. capable of contraction
2. covers all free body surfaces
3. lacks blood vessels
4. composes various glands
5. anchored to connective tissue by a basement membrane

Which of these are characteristics of epithelial tissue?

A tissue that covers a surface, is one cell layer thick, and is composed of flat cells is

Epithelium composed of two or more layers of cells with only the deepest layer in contact with the basement membrane is known as

Stratified epithelium is usually found in areas of the body where the principal activity is

Epithelial cells with microvilli are most likely found

A tissue that contains cells with these characteristics:
1. covers a surface
2. one layer of cells
3. cells are flat

Performs which of the functions listed below?

A type of junction between epithelial cells whose ONLY function is to prevent the cells from coming apart (provides mechanical strength) is the

Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium can be found lining the

Cuboidal epithelium can be found in the

In parts of the body such as the urinary bladder, where considerable expansion occurs, one can expect to find which type of epithelium?

A histologist observed the characteristics listed below while viewing a tissue with a microscope:
1. consists of more than one layer of cells
2. surface cells are alive
3. cells near the free surface are flat
4. cells in the basal layers appear to be undergoing mitosis
5. there appear to be many cell-to-cell attachments in all layers

Choose the MINIMUM number of characteristics that would allow one to classify the tissue as moist, stratified squamous epithelium.

Those glands that lose their connection with the epithelium during embryonic development and thus empty their secretions directly into the blood are called

Glands that accumulate secretions and relese them only when the individual secretory cells rupture and die are

The fibers in connective tissue are formed by

Extremely delicate fibers that make up the framework for organs such as the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes are

A tissue that contains a large number of collagen fibers organized parallel to each other would probably be found in

Which of these is true of adipose tissue?

Fibrocartilage is found in the

A tissue in which cells are located in lacunae surrounded by a hard matrix of hydroxyapatite is

Blood is an example of

Which of these is (are) characteristics of smooth muscle?

Which of these statements about nervous tissue is NOT true?

A bullet that passes through one’s arm without hitting bone could contact which of these tissue types?

Concerning germ layers:

Linings of the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive tracts are composed of

The lamina propria

Chemical mediators of inflammation

Which of these tissues are capable of division throughout life and thus have the ability to undergo repair by producing new cells to replace damaged cells?

Permanent cells

Which of these is true about granulation tissue?