HISTOLOGY MOCK QUIZ by North Pole buddies

1. These are the characteristics of

Epithelial tissue except:
(2answers)
a. Has no blood vessel
b. Bottom row of cells are
the stem cells or
germinative cells
c. Has most intercellular
material
d. Lines the body surfaces
and cavities
e. Found in the skin and all
passageways that
communicate to the
outside like digestive
system, reproductive
system, nervous system,
respiratory system, and
urinary system
2. Functions of Epithelial tissue (4
answers)
3. Apical or Luminal surface
a. ET has a side that faces
the underlying tissue
b. Structure together with
the reticular lamina and
areolar CT
c. ET has a free surface that
faces the external side
4. Basal surface
a. ET has a side that faces
the underlying tissue
b. Structure together with
the reticular lamina and
areolar CT
c. ET has a free surface that
faces the external side
5. Basement membrane
a. ET has a side that faces
the underlying tissue
b. Basal lamina and the
fibroreticular lamina
c. ET has a free surface that
faces the external side

6. 4 important steps in LM Tissue

Preparation
Matching type. Every cell can be
described by taking note of: (7-14)
7. General
staining

8. Special staining

9. Cellular
constituents
10. Extracellular
material
11. Cellular
specializations
12. Location
13.Heterogeneity

14. Organization

a. cell
development
and
differentiation
b. Arrangement
of cells of
similar and
different types
c. Adjacent to
similar cells
d. Microvilli
e. Verhoeff,
Azan
f. Heteroeuchromatin
g. secretion
granule
contents such
as hormones,
enzymes
h. Basophilia
and eosinophilia
i. Extent and
Appearance
j. unusual
amounts of
mitochondria
k. active and
resting cycles

15. What are other things that should

be taking note of in studying slides?
(not included in numbers 7 14)
16. Identify the basic types of
Epithelium according to number of cell
layers:
a.

b.

17. Identify the basic types of

Epithelium according to the shape of
cells:

23. Identify Exocrine Multicellular

Glands according to morphology
a.
i.
ii.

a.

iii.

b.

iv.

c.

v.
b.

18. Identify the 2 other basic types of

Epithelium

i.
ii.

a.

iii.

b.
c.

19. Identify the specialized structure

on Basal Surface
20. Identify the specialized structures
on Luminal Surface
a.
b.
c.
21. Identify the specialized structures
on Intercellular surfaces (in between)
a.
b.
c.
22. 2 types of Glandular Epithelium
a.
b.

24. Identify Exocrine Multicellular

Glands according to mode of secretion
and their examples
A
b.
c.
25. Example of Unicellular gland
26. Examples of Simple epithelium
a. Squamous
b. Cuboidal
c. Columnar
d. Pseudostratified Columnar
Epithelium
27. Examples of Stratified epithelium
a. Squamous
b. Cuboidal
c. Columnar
28. Functions of Fixative

a.

12. Basement
membrane

b.

m. Secretes
product outside
or onto a surface
n. Found closest
in the Luminal
surface

c.
29. Examples of Transitional
Epithelium

30.
1. cilia

2. Microvilli

3. stereocilia

4. zonula
occludens

5.zonula
adherens
6.desmosomes
7.Gap junctions

8.Hemidesmoso
me
9. Junctional
complex
10. Endocrine
glands

11. Exocrine
glands

l. Long microvilli

31 35. TRUE OR FALSE

a. Hold the cells
together and
stabilizing the
cell shape
b. Interface
between
Epithelia an
underlying
supporting
tissues
c. Desmosomes
+ Z. Occludens
+ Z. Adherens
d. Channels
between cells
and allow the
passage of ions
and small
molecules
e. Macula
Adherens
f. Ductless
g. Anchors the
cell to the
Basement
membrane
h. Cylindrical
processes
i. Tight junction
j. Dense layers of
Proteins on the
inside of the cell
membrane
k. Whip like or
hair- like

31. Cilia may be present in true

stratified epithelia
32. There are no Epithelia in Nervous
tissues
33. Epithelia are traditionally classified
according to morphological
characteristics such as number of cell
layers, shape of component cells and
surface specializations.
34. Epithelial tissue is derived from
ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
35. Endothelium in vessels and
mesothelium in
cavity linings are derived from
mesoderm and
were not originally classified as
epithelium.

BONUS:
1. 2 types of secretory cells
a.
b.
2. Clinical applications of
Epithelium
a.
b.
3. Four basic types of tissues
4. 3 Types of Tissue section
5. Commonly used stains