Histology Questions

Give the main function and one place in the body for simple cuboidal epithelial tissue

Give the main function and one place in the body for stratified squamous epithelial tissue

Is the basement membrane vascular or avascular?How do the epithelial cells get oxygen and nutrients?

Forms, the embryonic skeleton and the surfaces of the bones at the joints, reinforce trachea

forms the stroma or internal skeleton of lymph nodes, the spleen and other lymphoid organs

Contains cells, arranged concentrically around the nutrient canal matrix is hard due to calcium salts

Composes the basement membrane and packages organs includes the gel like matrix with all categories of fiber and many many cells

provides great strength through parallel bundles of collagenic fibers found in tendons

how many L of blood does an adult have

Nervous tissue consists predominantly of two cell types, neurons and _______

It is normal for breasts to shrink after lactation ceases. This is a consequence of__________ in human breast cells.

With regard to the healing of a skin wound, macrophages ___________.

Most membranes are composed of two or three tissue types. However, an example of an exception is the _____ membrane

The replacement of damaged tissue with scar tissue is called _________.

Most biologists see embryonic stem (ES) cells as a possible treatment for diseases thatresult from the loss of functional cells. This possibility is based on the fact that ES cells are__________ stem cells.

The middle primary germ layer is called _______, which gives rise to a gelatinous material called _____, which then gives rise to different types of connective tissue such as bone, muscle and blood.

In the intestine, _______ ensure(s) that most digested nutrients pass THROUGH the epithelial cells and NOT BETWEEN them

Mucin is secreted by ________ glands, which combines with water to form a thick and sticky product. Glands produce a relatively watery fluid.

After six months of lifting weights at the gym, you notice that some of your muscles have increased in size. This increase in size is due to _____ of muscle cells

The pseudostratified columnar epithelium of the bronchi in smokers may transform intostratified squamous epithelium. This is an example of __________.