Epithelium

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

Name 3 locations of epithelium

Back (Answer)

• Covering and lining surfaces • Covering and lining body tubes • Glands and ducts

Front (Question)

Name 2 epithelium-like tissues

Back (Answer)

• Endothelium 2. Mesothelium

Front (Question)

Name 6 functions of epithelium

Back (Answer)

• Secretion • Selective permeability • Transport • Absorption • Protection • Sensory perception

Front (Question)

What are 5 general morphological features of epithelium?

Back (Answer)

• Cells are closely apposed • Cells are polarised • No intercellular spaces • Basal regions lie on basement membrane • Usually avascular

Front (Question)

What are 3 ways to classify a lining epithelium?

Back (Answer)

• Number of cell layers • Shape of most superficial cell with a nucleus • Surface specialisations

Front (Question)

What are 3 shapes of epithelium?

Back (Answer)

• Columnar • Squamous • Cuboidal

Front (Question)

What are 3 surface specialisations of epithelium?

Back (Answer)

• Cilia • Microvilli • Keratin

Front (Question)

What is simple squamous epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Single layer of flattened cells

Front (Question)

What is the main function of simple squamous epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Facilitates passive diffusion of gases or fluids

#10

Front (Question)

Name 2 places where simple squamous epithelium found

Back (Answer)

• Lungs 2. Kidney

#11

Front (Question)

What is simple cuboidal epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Single layer of cells where height and width are approximately equal

#12

Front (Question)

Name 2 places where simple cuboidal epithelium is found

Back (Answer)

• Small ducts 2. Tubules

#13

Front (Question)

What are the 3 main potential functions of simple cuboidal epithelium?

Back (Answer)

• Excretion • Secretion • Absorption

#14

Front (Question)

What is simple columnar epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Single layer of tall cells with the nucleus located basally

#15

Front (Question)

What are the 2 main potential functions of simple columnar epithelium?

Back (Answer)

• Absorption 2. Secretion

#16

Front (Question)

Name 2 places where simple columnar epithelium is found

Back (Answer)

• GI Tract 2. Large Ducts

#17

Front (Question)

What is pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Variant of simple columnar where cells appear as many layers but all make contact with basement membrane

#18

Front (Question)

Name 2 places where pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium is found

Back (Answer)

• Trachea 2. Bronchus

#19

Front (Question)

What is found on the apical surface of stratified squamous non-keratinising epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Microridges

#20

Front (Question)

What is the function of stratified squamous non-keratinising epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Protection

#21

Front (Question)

Name 3 locations of stratified squamous non-keratinising epithelium

Back (Answer)

• Oral Cavity • Oesophagus • Anal Canal

#22

Front (Question)

What is the function of stratified squamous keratinising epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Protection

#23

Front (Question)

Name 3 locations of stratified squamous keratinising epithelium

Back (Answer)

• Epidermis of skin • Gingiva • Dorsum of tongue

#24

Front (Question)

What is transitional epithelium?

Back (Answer)

Epithelium which transitions from stratified columnar to stratified squamous