Anatomy and Physiology - Urinary Bladder Cell Types

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What is the main function of epithelial cells?

Production of waste substances

Reception of visual stimuli

Protection against physical barriers

Gas exchange and filtration (correct)

Which type of epithelium covers the outer surfaces of the body and organs?

Stratified epithelium

Simple epithelium (correct)

Columnar cells

Glandular epithelium

What is the primary function of microvilli on epithelial cells?

Disposing of nitrogenous waste by sweating

Moving secretions across the epithelium

Increasing surface area for absorption/secretion (correct)

Providing camouflage for protection

Which embryonic origin is responsible for lining epithelium of the digestive tube?

Endoderm Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of microvilli in epithelial cells?

Increase the surface area for absorption Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is characteristic of caveolae in epithelial cells?

Bulb-like invagination of the basal cell membrane Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of the basal lamina in epithelial cells?

Proteoglycans, laminin, fibronectin, and type IV collagen Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of kinocilia in epithelial cells?

Help in the movement of materials along a sheet of epithelium Signup and view all the answers

What is the major function of the epithelium in the kidney tubules?

Absorption and secretion Signup and view all the answers

In which organ do the surface cells of the urinary bladder become flattened and elongated under stretched conditions?

Gallbladder Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the epithelium in the small intestine and colon?

Absorption and secretion Signup and view all the answers

Which type of epithelium is found in the largest ducts of exocrine glands and at the anorectal junction?

Stratified columnar Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the pseudostratified epithelium in the trachea and bronchial tree?

Absorption and secretion Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the glycocalyx, a lateral surface modification of surface epithelium?

Antigen recognition Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of amorphous substance in intercellular substance?

It provides a barrier to bacteria and acts as a shock absorber Signup and view all the answers

Which type of collagen fiber is found in cartilage?

Type II – unbanded Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of elastic fibers in intercellular substance?

To provide 'springiness' and stretchability Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main function of epithelial cells?

Which type of epithelium covers the outer surfaces of the body and organs?

What is the primary function of microvilli on epithelial cells?

Which embryonic origin is responsible for lining epithelium of the digestive tube?

What is the function of microvilli in epithelial cells?

Which of the following is characteristic of caveolae in epithelial cells?

What is the composition of the basal lamina in epithelial cells?

What is the function of kinocilia in epithelial cells?

What is the major function of the epithelium in the kidney tubules?

In which organ do the surface cells of the urinary bladder become flattened and elongated under stretched conditions?

What is the primary function of the epithelium in the small intestine and colon?

Which type of epithelium is found in the largest ducts of exocrine glands and at the anorectal junction?

What is the primary function of the pseudostratified epithelium in the trachea and bronchial tree?

What is the purpose of the glycocalyx, a lateral surface modification of surface epithelium?

What is the function of amorphous substance in intercellular substance?

Which type of collagen fiber is found in cartilage?

What is the primary function of elastic fibers in intercellular substance?

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