Epithelium questions

:I- Choose the correct answer

Simple squamous epithelium is present in all of the following sites -1

:except
a) Blood vessels.
b) Bowman’s capsule of the kidney.
c) Pleura.
d) Lung Alveoli.
e) Small intestine.

:Simple cubical epithelium is found in -2

a) Gall bladder.
b) Thyroid follicles.
c) Trachea.
d) Lung alveoli.
e) Urinary bladder.

:Pseudo-stratified columnar ciliated epithelium can be found in -3

a) The ovary.
b) The blood vessels.
c) Upper respiratory passages.
d) Urinary passage.
e) Lung bronchioles.

4-Simple columnar ciliated epithelium can be found in:

a) Intestinal absorptive cells.
b) Fallopian tube.
c) Gastric secretory cells.
d) Trachea.
e) Nose.

5-All of the following organs are lined with simple squamous

epithelium except :
a) Aorta.
b) Bowman’s capsule.
c) pericardium.
d) Alveoli of the lung.
e) Thyroid gland.

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6-The function of Simple columnar epithelium is/are:

a) Absorptive.
b) Secretory.
c) Easy filtration.
d) Reabsorption.
e) A & B.

7-One of the following organs is lined with transitional epithelium:

a) Uterus.
b) Urinary bladder.
c) Vas deferens.
d) Gall bladder.
e) Intestine.

8-One statement about transitional epithelium is true:

a) Lining gall bladder.
b) Has no basement membrane.
c) Contain mucous like intercellular substance.
d) May be keratinized or non-keratinized.
e) Superficial cells are flat.

9-The following statement is true regarding stratified squamous

epithelium:
a) The superficial layer of cells always keratinized.
b) It lines the wall of esophagus.
c) Its most superficial layer of cells is cuboidal cells.
d) The intercellular spaces contain mucous like substance.
e) It lacks basement membrane.

10-All of the following organs are lined with simple epithelium except:
a) Blood vessels.
b) Trachea.
c) Stomach.
d) Oral cavity.
e) Thyroid follicle.

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11-The origin of the epithelial tissue in embryo is:

a) Ectoderm
b) Endoderm
c) Mesoderm
d) All the previous

12-Stereocilia is:
a) Formed of intermediate keratin filaments.
b) Motile true cilia.
c) Long microvilli.
d) Present in respiratory epithelium.

13-Epithelial cells are tightly joined together except in:

a) Stratified squamous epithelium.
b) Transitional epithelium.
c) Simple cubical epithelium.
d) Simple squamous epithelium.

:One of the following is not a character of epithelial tissue-14

a) Cells rest on basement membrane
b) The tissue is very sensitive.
c) The tissue is highly vascular.
d) The tissue has high rate of regeneration.
e) It is formed of closely packed cells.
f) It lines body surface and cavities.

:Stratified epithelium classified according the shape of -15

a) Superficial cell layers.
b) Intermediate cell layers.
c) Basal cell layer.
d) None of the above.

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16-Transitional epithelium is characterized by:

a) Well defined basement membrane.
b) Cells connected together by zonula occludens.
c) Cells connected together by desmosomes.
d) May reach up to 30 layers in empty urinary bladder.
e) Cells separated by mucus like substance.

:Exocrine glands-17
a) Are only unicellular glands.
b) Discharge secretory products by diffusion into the blood.
c) Discharge their secretions via ducts.
d) Secrete hormones.
e) Are only merocrine.

18-Each of the following statements concerning stratified squamous

epithelium is true, except:
a) All its cells rest on basement membrane
b) Can be keratinized.
c) Found in oesphagus.
d) Cells connected by desmosomes.
e) 5-30 layers.
f) It lines body surface and cavities.

19-macula adherence (desmosome) characterized by the following

except:
a) Present at the site of mechanical stress e.g. friction.
b) Bundles of tonofilaments are anchored to plaque.
c) Dense plaque is present at the cytoplasmic side of the plasma
membrane.
d) The adjacent cells are separated by 30 nm space.
e) The adjacent cells are separated by 10 nm space.

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20-Epithelium which is modified to act as receptor is:

a) Myoepithelium.
b) Glandular epithelium.
c) Neuroepithelium.
d) Transitional epithelium.
e) Pseudostratified columnar epithelium.

21-One statement about pseudo stratified columnar ciliated

epithelium is true:
a) May be keratinized.
b) Is highly vascular.
c) All cells resting on basement membrane.
d) It is a type of stratified epithelium.
e) All cells are tall columnar cells.

22-One of the following glands is considered as apocrine gland:

a) Sebaceous gland.
b) Mammary gland.
c) Salivary gland.
d) Pancreas.
e) Liver.

23-Taste bud is an example of:

a) Myoepithelium.
b) Surface epithelium.
c) Secretory epithelium.
d) neuroepithelium.
e) Excretory epithelium.

24-What is a gland called if the secretory portion is flask shaped?

a. Simple gland
b. Compound gland
c. Tubular

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d. Alveolar
e. Tubuloalveolar

25-What type of gland secretes its product through a duct or tube?

a. Endocrine gland
b. Multicellular gland
c. Exocrine gland
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

26-What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the
blood vessels?
a. Epithelioid tissue
b. Mesothelium
c. Endothelium
d. Transitional
e. Pseudostratified

27-What type of epithelial cells are as tall as they are wide?

a. Simple
b. Stratified
c. Squamous
d. Cuboidal
e. Columnar

28-What type of epithelium lines the trachea?

a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium
d. Stratified squamous epithelium
e. Pseudostratified epithelium

29-What type of tissue lines blood vessels?

a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium

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d. Stratified squamous epithelium

e. Transitional epithelium

30-What type of epithelium is more than one layer thick?

a. Simple
b. Stratified
c. Squamous
d. Cuboidal
e. Columnar

31-What type of gland secretes its product directly into the

bloodstream?
a. Endocrine gland
b. Multicellular gland
c. Exocrine gland
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

32-What is a gland called if it has an unbranched duct?

a. Simple gland
b. Compound gland
c. Tubular
d. Alveolar
e. Tubuloalveolar

33-What is a gland called if the secretory portion is tube shaped

ending in a flask shaped
area at the terminus?
a. Simple gland
b. Compound gland
c. Tubular
d. Alveolar
e. Tubuloalveolar

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34-What is the surface modification seen on the cells of the

epididymis?
a. Microvilli
b. Stereocilia
c. Cilia
d. Keratinization
e. Both a and b

35-What type of epithelium forms the epidermis?

a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium
d. Stratified squamous epithelium
e. Pseudostratified epithelium

36-What type of tissue lines most of the gastrointestinal tract?

a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium
d. Stratified squamous epithelium
e. Transitional epithelium

37-What type of tissue forms the alveoli in the lung?

a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium
d. Stratified squamous epithelium
e. Pseudostratified epithelium

38-What type of epithelium is composed of flat cells?

a. Simple
b. Stratified
c. Squamous
d. Cuboidal
e. Columnar

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39-What do you call the simple squamous epithelium that lines the
abdominal cavity?
a. Epithelioid tissue
b. Mesothelium
c. Endothelium
d. Transitional
e. Pseudostratified

40-What type of epithelium is composed of cells which all touch the

basement membrane and is only one cell layer thick?
a. Stratified squamous epithelium
b. Transitional epithelium
c. Stratified cuboidal epithelium
d. Pseudostratified epithelium
e. None of the above

41-What is a gland called if it has a branched duct?

a. Simple gland
b. Compound gland
c. Tubular
d. Alveolar
e. Tubuloalveolar

42-What are finger like projections on the surface of some cells

called?
a. Microvilli
b. Stereocilia
c. Cilia
d. Keratinization
e. Both a and b

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43-What cell surface modification is made of microtubules?

a. Microvilli
b. Stereocilia
c. Cilia
d. Keratinization
e. Both a and b

44-What type of tissue composes the kidney tubules?

a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium
d. Stratified squamous epithelium
e. Transitional epithelium

45-What type of tissue lines the esophagus?

a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium
d. Stratified squamous epithelium
e. Transitional epithelium

46-What type of epithelium is one cell layer thick?

a. Simple
b. Stratified
c. Squamous
d. Cuboidal
e. Columnar

47-What type of epithelial cells are taller than they are wide?
a. Simple
b. Stratified
c. Squamous
d. Cuboidal
e. Columnar

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48-What type of epithelium has dome shaped cells on the apical

surface?
a. Epithelioid tissue
b. Mesothelium
c. Endothelium
d. Transitional
e. Pseudostratified

49-Which of the following is a unicellular gland?

a. Squamous cell
b. Goblet cell
c. Basal cell
d. Basket cell
e. Sertoli cell

50-What is a characteristic of the cells in the epidermis of the skin?

a. Microvilli
b. Stereocilia
c. Cilia
d. Keratinization
e. Both a and b

51-What is another term for an acinar gland?

a. Simple gland
b. Compound gland
c. Tubular
d. Alveolar
e. Tubuloalveolar

52-Which features characterize epithelium with a mainly protective

role in the body?
(a) stratified
(b) secretory nature
(c) stereocilia
(d) Gap junctions
(e) unilaminar

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53-On the border separating epithelial cells from the underlying

connective tissue can be found:
(a) Tight junctions
(b) microvilli
(c) zonula adherens
(d) hemidesmosomes
(e) cilia

54-Which of the following statements about desmosomes is true?

A. They are the portion of the junctional complex that is closest
to the lumen
B. They encircle the entire cell forming an adhesion belt
C. They function as a diffusion barrier
D. They are associated with intermediate filaments
E. Connexin membrane proteins contribute to their structure

55-Tight junctions have which of the following characteristics?

A. They function as a permeability barrier
B. They function in intercellular communication
C. They anchor cells to the basal lamina
D. They associate with intermediate filaments
E. They give strength to the epidermis of the skin so that it can
resist abrasion

56-The epithelial cell junctions that, respectively, 1) restrict the

extracellular movement of molecules across an epithelium, 2)
maintain tissue integrity and strength, and 3) allow the passage of
small molecules between adjacent cells are:
A.gap junctions, desmosomes, and tight junctions
B.desmosomes, tight junctions, and gap junctions
C.tight junctions, gap junctions, tight junctions
D.gap junctions, tight junctions, desmosomes
E.tight junctions, desmosomes, gap junctions

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57-A defect in which of the following types of junctions is likely to

result in an epithelium that is no longer tightly adherent to the
basement membrane?
A. Desmosome
B. Hemidesmosome
C. Gap junction
D. Adherens junction
E. Tight junction

58-All of the following are true statements about epithelia EXCEPT

A.Tissue volume is composed lmost exclusively of cells.
B.Secretory cells can be found in epithelia.
C.Most epithelia are in contact with a basement membrane.
D.Damaged cells can be replaced by cell division.
E.Epithelia are vascularized.

59-Which of the following types of epithelium is best adapted to

resist mechanical shearing forces?
A. simple squamous epithelium
B. stratified squamous epithelium
C. transitional epithelium
D. pseudostratified epithelium
E. simple cuboidal epithelium

60-Which of the following cell surface specializations involves

intermediate filaments?
A. Desmosomes
B. Focal contacts (focal adhesions)
C. Tight junctions
D. Zonula adherens

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II-Correct the underlined word:

1- The epithelial lining the blood capillaries is called mesothelium.

2- Absorptive cells are connected with underlying C.T. by

desmosome.

3- Salivary glands are merocrine while sebaceous glands are

apocrine.

4- The epithelial lining the serous membranes is called

endothelium.

5- Myoepithelial cells are found around acini of sebaceous glands.

6- The function of simple cubical epithelium is either secretion as in

thyroid follicles or absorption as in intestine.

7- Pseudostratified columnar epithelium is suitable for gases

exchange.

8- The epithelial lining the lung alveoli is called endothelium.

9- All the following structures are lined with simple cubical

epithelium: lung alveoli, pleura and blood vessels.

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III-Match:
A-
1- Sebaceous gland a- Merocrine
2- Mammary gland b- Apocrine
3- Salivary gland c- Holocrine
4- Taste bud d- Simple tubular gland
5- Pancreas e- Neuroepithelium
f- Mixed gland
g- Myoepithelium

B-
1- Simple cubical a- Gaseous exchange
2- Stratified squamous b- Secretion
3- Simple columnar c- Absorption
4- Simple squamous d- Changeable
5- Cilia e- Protection
f- Push fluids in one
direction
g- digestion
C-
1- Vagina a- Simple cubical
2- Ureter b- Simple squamous
3- Pleura c- Stratified squamous (Keratinized)
4- Kidney tubules d- Transitional
5- Skin e- Stratified squamous (non-keratinized)
f- Stratified columnar

D-
1- Tight junction a- Intestinal cells
2- Adherence junction b- Narrow intercellular space
3- Desmosome c- Wide intercellular space (30
4- Hemidesmosome nm)
5- Junctional complex d- Transitional epithelium
e- Intercellular space = zero

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f- Intercellular space = 20 nm
g- In basal parts of basal cells of
epithelium

IV-

V- Written questions:
1- Give a short account on Histological structure of transitional
epithelium (sep 2014).

2- Name and describe the structure of epithelium lining the

urinary bladder

3- Discuss the following:

Stratified squamous epithelium (Jun & sep 2015).

4- Give an account on:

Gap junction.

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Simple columnar epithelium

Desmosome junction
Simple squamous epithelium

Answers

I
1 E 9 B 17 C 25 C 33 E 41 B 49 B 57 B
2 B 10 D 18 A 26 C 34 B 42 A 50 D 58 E
3 C 11 D 19 E 27 D 35 D 43 C 51 D 59 B
4 B 12 C 20 C 28 E 36 C 44 B 52 A 60 A
5 E 13 B 21 C 29 A 37 A 45 D 53 D
6 E 14 C 22 B 30 B 38 C 46 A 54 D
7 B 15 A 23 D 31 A 39 B 47 E 55 A
8 c 16 E 24 D 32 A 40 D 48 D 56 E

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-II

endothelium-1

hemidesmosome-2

holocrine-3

mesothelium-4

5-salivary or sweat or mammary gland

6-reabsorption as in kidney tubules

7- simple squamous

8- simple squamous epithelium (pneumocytes)

9- simple squamous epithelium

-III

-A -B
c:1 b:1
b:2 e:2
a:3 c:3
e:4 a:4
f:5 f:5

-C -D
e:1 e:1
d:2 f:2
b:3 c:3
a:4 g:4
c:5 a:5

-IV

.A-Simple coiled tubular: sweat gland

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.B-Simple alveolar gland: sebaceous or male urethral glands

.C-Compound alveolar gland: mammary or sebaceous gland

.D-Simple branched alveolar: sebaceous or tarsal glands of eye lid

.E-Simple branched tubular: glands of the Stomach (gastric glands)

.F-Simple tubular glands: intestinal glands

.G-Compound tubular: liver, kidney or testis

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