Quiz: Epithelial Tissue

Inability to absorb digested nutrients and secrete mucus might indicate a disorder in which epithelial tissue?

simple columnar

Which epithelial tissue type allows for the expansion without tearing and is only found in the urinary system?

Transitional

What is a stratified epithelium that thins and flattens as the tissue stretches?

Transitional epithelium

These types of cell junctions anchor adjacent cells together and resist their separation during contractile activities.

Desmosomes

Which of the following is true regarding apical surface features of epithelium?

Cilia move in a specific sequence in order to move fluid along the epithelium surface in only one direction.

In which locations would you typically find stratified squamous epithelium?

Mouth, esophagus, vagina, anus, and skin

Which epithelial tissue is found lining the kidney glomerulus and performs blood filtration?

Simple squamous epithelium

A structure that secretes hormones into the blood is:

An endocrine gland

If a mutation occurred that impaired the function of a certain type of cell junction, leading to uncontrolled fluid transport across epithelial cells, which type of junction is likely affected?

Tight junctions

Microvilli are abundant on cells that function for absorption in the small intestine and the kidney.

True