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
Correct Answer :
B. stria vascularis of cochlea
Related Questions
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
Stratified squamous epithelium is seen in
epidermis of skin, oesophagus, anus
intestine, lungs, heart
blood and lymphatic vessels
ducts of salivary and mammary glands
Crypts of Lieberkuhn in the small intestine of a mammal is a
branched alveolar gland
simple tubular gland
compound tubular gland
compound aleveolar gland
The excretory passages of the urinary system has a lining of epithelial cells which are elastic. These constitute the epithelial tissue called
stratified squamous
glandular epithelium
squamous epithelium
transitional epithelium
Which of the following has the stratified cuboidal epithelial lining ?
Nasal cavity
Oesphagal lumen
Products of sweat glands and urinary tract
Peritoneal cavity
The attachment between two epithelial cells is due to
connective tissue
intercellular fluid
intercellular cement
intercellular fluid and air spaces
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
The largest volume of adult tissues in he body is derived from (in vertebrates)
ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm and mesoderm
Example for a holocrine gland is
salivary gland
sweat gland
sebaceous gland
mammary gland
Which of the following is a correct match?
Crypts of LieberkuhnSimple tubular gland, endodermal in origin
Sweat glands Simple branched glands, mesodermal in origin
Sebaceous glands Compound alveolar glands, mesodermal in origin
Salivary glands Simple tubular gland, mesodermal in origin
The mucosa is seen in
cavities of the respiratory passages
cavities of the urogenital tract
cavities of alimentary tract
all of these
Distal convoluted tubule of kidney is lined by
columnar cells
cuboidal cells
squamous cells
cuboidal epithelium with a brush border
The epithelial lining of ovary and seminiferous tubules of the testes is
sensory
cuboidal
squamous
glandular
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
Stratified squamous keratinised epithelium seen in
oesophagus
kidney
liver
epidermis of skin
Sensory epithelium is seen
on skin surface
on the olfactory mucosa and taste buds of tongue
on the ears
all of these
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
In cuboidal epithelial cells, nuclei are situated
centrally
apically
basally
acentrically
Minute cytoplasmic connections between cells of epithelium is known as
informosomes
microsomes
desmosomes
mesosomes
Some glands contain glandular cells which lose apical part of cytoplasm with the secretion. Such glands are called
apocrine
merocrine
holocrine
endocrine
Mesothelium is the name given to
lumen of gut
coelomic cavities
lumen of blood vessels
organs derived from mesoderm
Which of the following tissues can be protective, secretory, sensory, excretory and absorptive in function?
epithelial tissues
connective tissues
muscular tissues
nervous tissues
Which of these is true :
Epithelia are derived from ectoderm
Epilhelia are mesodermal in origin
Epithelia are endodermal in origin
Epithelial origin is variable
Goblet cells are
unicellular mucous glands
multicellular mucous glands
cuboidal epithelial cells
stratified cuboidal cells
Mesothelium lines the
peritoneal cavity
pericardial cavity
pleural cavity
all of these
Exocrine glands containing glandular cells which shed themselves to secrete their products are known as
ductless glands
apocrine glands
mesocrine glands
holocrine glands
An epithelium with more than one layer of cells is seen in
inner lining of stomach
inner lining of intestine
all parts of alimentary carial
buccal caviy and oesophagus
Pseudociliated epithelium is a characteristic feature of mucous membrane of
liver
heart
trachea
stomach
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
Salivary gland is an example of
simple tubular gland
simple coiled tubular gland
branched tubular gland
compound alveolar gland