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Unit 1: Epithelial Tissue

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Transitional epithelium is found in the ureters, part of the urethra, and lining of the urinary ______.
Unicellular glands that secretes mucous is called a ____ cell.
Exocrine glands can be distinguished by their method of _____.
Some epithelial cells are specialized to produce ______.
Simple squamous is found in the air sacs of the lungs known as ______.
Endocrine glands secrete into ______.
Epithelium that contains two or more layers of epithelial cells.
____ cells are as tall as they are wide.
Single layer of cells about as tall as they are wide.
Term for specialized epithelium that houses specific cells responsible for the senses (sight, taste, smell, hearing, equilibrium).
Epithelial cells are first classified by the number of _____.
Goblet cells secrete ____ a glycoprotein that when hydrated forms mucus.
The function of ___ is to move materials.
Ciliated simple columnar lines the surface of the ____ tubes.
Epithelial tissues are ________ meaning they lack blood vessels.
A _____ view of a cuboidal and columnar epithelium will demonstrate their differences.
_______ tissue is composed of one or more layers of closely packed cells, and it contains little to no extracellular matrix between these cells.
Protein that strengthens epidermis, hair, and nails.
A group of tissues that work together to do a job.
In keratinized epithelium, cells lack a ____.
Under a microscope microvilli appear as a bright, fuzzy structure known as a _____ border.
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Ciliated simple columnar lines the larger air passageways known as ____ in the lung.
In a pseudostratified columnar epithelium ___ of its cells are in direct contact with the basement membrane.
A group of cells and matrix located near each other performing a common function.
The free surface of epithelium is called the _____ surface.
There are ____ number or shapes an epithelial tissue comes in.
Epithelial tissue is composed almost entirely of tightly packed cells and has a ______ amount of extracellar matrix between the cells.
Exocrine glands can be distinguished into merocrine, apocrine and ______glands.
All substances must enter or leave the body pass through the epithelium which uses _____ permeability.
_____ cells are irregular in shape.
_____ cells are more tall then they are wide.
Tissue type that is a single layer of thin, flat cells.
When a simple epithelial and stratified epithelial are viewed from above they will look the ____.
Epithelial tissue whose appearance varies depending upon whether tissue is stretched or relaxed.
____ glands typically do not contain a duct.
A _____ epithelium is one cell layer thick.
Although Keratin causes cell death, it ____ the tissue.
Microscopic extensions of the plasma membrane that increase surface area for absorption.
A simple epithelium is found in areas with minimal stress and where filtration, secretion or ______ is the primary function.
The surface in epithelial tissue that is attached to connective tissue.
Stratified squamous epithelium has ____ cell layers.
Stratified squamous epithelium exists in ___ forms.
Epithelial cells have a ______ regeneration capacity.