A "brush border" in the proximal kidney tubule is due to
presence of numerous cilia
presence of numerous villi
minute finger like folds of the cell membrane called microvilli
cuboid al eqithelium
Correct Answer :
C. minute finger like folds of the cell membrane called microvilli
Related Questions
Mesothelium is the name given to
lumen of gut
coelomic cavities
lumen of blood vessels
organs derived from mesoderm
Sterocilia is found in
testis
epididymis
ovary
oviduct
Cilia, flagella and microvilli are seen in
connective tissues
epithelial tissues only
connective and epithelial tissues
animals
Which type of epithelium is found in the Bowman's capsule of mammalian kidney?
Pseudostratified
Stratified
Squamous
Cuboidal
The epithelial lining of pericardium is
simple columnar
simple squamous
stratified squamous
cuboidal type
Sensory epithelium is seen
on skin surface
on the olfactory mucosa and taste buds of tongue
on the ears
all of these
The mucosa is seen in
cavities of the respiratory passages
cavities of the urogenital tract
cavities of alimentary tract
all of these
The type of tissue that covers the surface of the body and lines vessels and body cavities is
connective tissue
muscular tissue
nerve tissue
epithelial tissue
Which of the following statements is true?
Epithelial tissue is devoid of blood supply
Some cells when innervated are termed as sensory epithelium
Epithelial tissue is not capable of regeneration
Exocrine glands secrete their products without the help of ducts
In cuboidal epithelial cells, nuclei are situated
centrally
apically
basally
acentrically
Which of the following tissues can be protective, secretory, sensory, excretory and absorptive in function?
epithelial tissues
connective tissues
muscular tissues
nervous tissues
Distal convoluted tubule of kidney is lined by
columnar cells
cuboidal cells
squamous cells
cuboidal epithelium with a brush border
Some glands contain glandular cells which lose apical part of cytoplasm with the secretion. Such glands are called
apocrine
merocrine
holocrine
endocrine
Salivary gland is an example of
simple tubular gland
simple coiled tubular gland
branched tubular gland
compound alveolar gland
Exocrine part of pancreas is classified as
simple alveolar gland
compound-tubulo-alveolar gland
simple coiled tubular gland
simple tubular gland
Pigment cells of retina are made up of
squamous epithelium
stratified epithelium
glandular epithelium
pigmented epithelium
Epithelial cell differs from connective and supporting tissues
by the presence of more cellular substance
by the presence of two or more nuclei in the cells
by the presence of more inter-cellular substance
by the presence of more cytoplasm
Mesothelium lines the
peritoneal cavity
pericardial cavity
pleural cavity
all of these
The descending limb and the ascending limb of Henle's loop of nephron in mammals is lined by
simple squamous epithelium
stratified squamous epithelium
simple columnar epithelium
transitional epithelium
Goblet cells are
unicellular mucous glands
multicellular mucous glands
cuboidal epithelial cells
stratified cuboidal cells
Oil in the skin is secreted by
mucous glands
sebaceous glands
hair follicles
sweat glands
Inner lining of buccal cavity is derived from
ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm
both (a) and (b)
The epithelial lining of ovary and seminiferous tubules of the testes is
sensory
cuboidal
squamous
glandular
Epithelium has no direct blood supply. The exception to this is
epithelium of peritoneal cavity
stria vascularis of cochlea
epithelium of uterus
epithelium of tongue
Inner lining of our trachea is formed by
simple squamous epithelium
pseudostratified epithelium
stratified epitheliun
simple glandular epithelium
Minute cytoplasmic connections between cells of epithelium is known as
informosomes
microsomes
desmosomes
mesosomes
Pseudociliated epithelium is a characteristic feature of mucous membrane of
liver
heart
trachea
stomach
The name of the given stratified eqithelium depends upon the shape of
basal layer of cells
superficial layer of cells
intermediate layer of cells
majority of layers of cells
Which of these is true :
Epithelia are derived from ectoderm
Epilhelia are mesodermal in origin
Epithelia are endodermal in origin
Epithelial origin is variable
The largest volume of adult tissues in he body is derived from (in vertebrates)
ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm and mesoderm