Epithelial Tissue Practice Lab

Practical

1. What is the tissue marked A called?2. Which letter points to the nucleus?3. Which letter points to the apical surface?4. Which letter points to the basement membrane?

A

D

C

B

5. Identify what type of epithelial tissue this is.6. Which letter is pointing to the cytoplasm?7. Which letter is pointing to the nucleus?

B

A

8. Is letter A pointing to epithelial or connective tissue?9. What is the tissue marked A called?10. Why are the deeper cells darker and rounder? (letter

B)?11. Is the tissue labeled C (pink) epithelial or connective?

A

B

C

12. Identify what type of epithelial tissue the letter A is pointing to.

13. What is the structure called that B is pointing to?

B

A

14. Identify what type of epithelial tissue the letter A is pointing to.

15. What is the area that B is pointing to called?16. What are the cells called that C points to? (Hint: they

secrete mucous)

ABC

17. Identify what type of epithelial tissue this is.18. What is the surface called that letter A is pointing to?19. What is structure B called?

A

B

Answers:

1. Transitional

2. C

3. B

4. D

5. Simple squamous

6. A

7. B

8. Epithelial

9. Stratified squamous

10.Go through cell division

11.Connective

12.Psuedostratified columnar

13.Cilia

14.Columnar

15.Apical surface

16.Globular cells

17.Cuboidal

18.Apical

19.nucleus

•An overview of the tissues and their functions:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/zoology/devobio/210labs/epithelial1.html

Test your knowledge:

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/Webanatomy/histology/hist_epith_1_s.htm

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/Webanatomy/histology/hist_bioimaging_set1.

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http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/Webanatomy/histology/hist_questions_set_1.

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http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/Webanatomy/histology/hist_question_set_2.h

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