Stratified squamous epithelium is seen in
epidermis of skin, oesophagus, anus
intestine, lungs, heart
blood and lymphatic vessels
ducts of salivary and mammary glands
Correct Answer :
A. epidermis of skin, oesophagus, anus
Related Questions
All the cells rest on a basement membrane in epithelial tissue known as
fluid tissue
vascular tissue
connective tissue
muscular tissue
Pseudociliated epithelium is a characteristic feature of mucous membrane of
liver
heart
trachea
stomach
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
Some glands contain glandular cells which lose apical part of cytoplasm with the secretion. Such glands are called
apocrine
merocrine
holocrine
endocrine
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
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
Crypts of Lieberkuhn in the small intestine of a mammal is a
branched alveolar gland
simple tubular gland
compound tubular gland
compound aleveolar gland
Sensory epithelium is seen
on skin surface
on the olfactory mucosa and taste buds of tongue
on the ears
all of these
Sterocilia is found in
testis
epididymis
ovary
oviduct
Epithelia of mesodermal origin are present in
alimentary canal and respiratory passages
urinary and genital ducts
nervous system
endocrine system
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 epithelial lining of ovary and seminiferous tubules of the testes is
sensory
cuboidal
squamous
glandular
Stratified squamous keratinised epithelium seen in
oesophagus
kidney
liver
epidermis of skin
Protoplasmic projections of the lining of epithelial cells in certain organs is as follows. State which of these is false?
Proximal Kidney tubule - microvilli
Trachea - cilia
Parts of male reproductive tract -stereocilia
Small intestine - cilia
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
The cilia originate from
nucleus
cytoplasm
basal granule
mitochondria
Mesothelium lines the
peritoneal cavity
pericardial cavity
pleural cavity
all of these
The epithelial tissue which form protective layer of the skin, buccal cavity and tongue is
squamous epithelium
ciliated epithelium
glandular epithelium
stratified epithelium
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
Which of the following tissues can be protective, secretory, sensory, excretory and absorptive in function?
epithelial tissues
connective tissues
muscular tissues
nervous tissues
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
Mesenchymal epithelium is seen in
liver
lungs
subdural and subarachnoid spaces
kidneys
All glands whether exocrine or endocrine originate in mammals from
epithelial tissues
some from epithelial tissues and others from connective tissues
some from epithelial tissues and others from muscular tissues
some from epithelial tissues and others from nerve tissues
Inner lining of buccal cavity is derived from
ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm
both (a) and (b)
Pigment cells of retina are made up of
squamous epithelium
stratified epithelium
glandular epithelium
pigmented epithelium
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
Cilia, flagella and microvilli are seen in
connective tissues
epithelial tissues only
connective and epithelial tissues
animals
Salivary gland is an example of
simple tubular gland
simple coiled tubular gland
branched tubular gland
compound alveolar gland
Goblet cells are
unicellular mucous glands
multicellular mucous glands
cuboidal epithelial cells
stratified cuboidal cells
Mesothelium is the name given to
lumen of gut
coelomic cavities
lumen of blood vessels
organs derived from mesoderm