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Mucous that protects your stomach lining is secreted by
which type of epithelial cell?
stratified columnar
simple columnar.
stratified squamous.
simple cuboidal.
A type of connective tissue that provides primary support
and protection for body structures is _____.
blood
osseous tissue
nervous tissue
muscle tissue
Which of the following tissue types controls body
functions?
nervous tissue
muscle tissue
epithelial tissue
blood
Which of the following is found on the surface of the skin?
stratified squamous epithelium
simple columnar epithelium
areolar connective tissue
stratified cuboidal epithelium
Microvilli are found on the ________ of the epithelial
cells.
apical surface
medial surface
basal surface
lateral surface
Epithelial cells have all of the following properties
EXCEPT ___________.
a basement membrane
poor regeneration
specialized contacts
polarity
The presence of keratin provides a tough protective
characteristic to ___________.
stratified cuboidal epithelia
stratified squamous epithelium
adipose tissue
transitional epithelium
Connective tissue arises from which of the following
embryonic tissue?
epiderm
ectoderm
mesoderm
endoderm
What is the chief purpose of the Golgi apparatus?
Synthesize proteins
Prepare and package proteins in vesicles for export
to other parts of the body
Break down protein the cell doesn’t need
Participate in cell division
Which tissue is a continuous sheet of tightly packed
cells and covers the body’s surface, lines body cavities
and many of its organs, and forms certain glands?
Connective tissue
Muscle tissue
Squamous tissue
Epithelial tissue
Which of the following statements about epithelial tissue is true?