MCQ on Histology of Epithelium Test - 4

MCQ on Histology of Epithelium :

1. What type of tissue composes the kidney tubules?
a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium
d. Stratified squamous epithelium
e. Transitional epithelium

Answer: b

2. What type of tissue lines the esophagus?
a. Simple squamous epithelium
b. Simple cuboidal epithelium
c. Simple columnar epithelium
d. Stratified squamous epithelium
e. Transitional epithelium

Answer: d

3. What type of epithelium is one cell layer thick?
a. Simple
b. Stratified
c. Squamous
d. Cuboidal
e. Columnar

Answer: a

4. What type of epithelial cells are taller than they are wide?
a. Simple
b. Stratified
c. Squamous
d. Cuboidal
e. Columnar

Answer: e

5. What type of epithelium has dome shaped cells on the apical surface?
a. Epithelioid tissue
b. Mesothelium
c. Endothelium
d. Transitional
e. Pseudostratified

Answer: d

6. Which of the following is NOT lined by a serosa?
a. Peritoneal cavity
b. Pericardial cavity
c. Pleural cavity
d. Respiratory tract
e. All of the above are lined by a serosa

Answer: d

7. Which of the following is a unicellular gland?
a. Squamous cell
b. Goblet cell
c. Basal cell
d. Basket cell
e. Sertoli cell

Answer: b

8. What forms the striated border?
a. Microvilli
b. Stereocilia
c. Cilia
d. Keratinization
e. Both a and b

Answer: a

9. What is a characteristic of the cells in the epidermis of the skin?
a. Microvilli
b. Stereocilia
c. Cilia
d. Keratinization
e. Both a and b

Answer: d

10. What is another term for an acinar gland?
a. Simple gland
b. Compound gland
c. Tubular
d. Alveolar
e. Tubuloalveolar

Answer: d

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