Cell Diversity and Functions

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Which stain is used to color acidic molecules in cells?

Methylene Blue

Safranin

Haematoxylin (correct)

Eosin

What is the function of epithelial cells?

Mechanical barrier

Chemical barrier

Absorption

All of the above (correct)

Which cell shape is tall and thin?

Columnar (correct)

Squamous

Cuboidal

Stratified

Which type of connective tissue is densely packed with collagen fibers and has fibers running in many directions?

Dense irregular connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cell in the nervous system produces myelin and supports axons?

Schwann cells Signup and view all the answers

Which stain is used to color basic molecules in cells?

Eosin Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the basal lamina?

To attach epithelial cells to the underlying tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the polarized nature of epithelial cells?

Apical Signup and view all the answers

What are the functions of epithelial cells?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that are tall and thin?

Columnar Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that are flattened?

Squamous Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that have multiple layers, all in contact with the basal lamina?

Pseudostratified Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that have one layer?

Simple Signup and view all the answers

What are microvilli?

Cell surface specializations Signup and view all the answers

What is the presence of specialized cell types in epithelial cells an example of?

Cell/tissue surface specializations Signup and view all the answers

Which type of connective tissue is strong, flexible, compressible, and semi-rigid?

Hard connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone makes up the outer shell of the shaft?

Cortical bone Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is voluntary, striated, and multinucleated?

Skeletal muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is involuntary, striated, and has a single nucleus at the center of the fiber?

Cardiac muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of astrocytes in the central nervous system?

Provide support and involved in ion transport Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of microglia in the central nervous system?

Perform immune surveillance Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system?

Produce myelin and support axons Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system?

Produce myelin and support axons Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of tendons and ligaments in the body?

Connect bones and muscles Signup and view all the answers

Which stain is used to color acidic molecules in cells?

Haematoxylin Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that have one layer?

Simple Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the basal lamina?

To support the epithelial cells Signup and view all the answers

What are microvilli?

Cell/tissue surface specializations Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that have multiple layers, all in contact with the basal lamina?

Stratified Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that are tall and thin?

Columnar Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of connective tissue is densely packed with collagen fibers and has fibers running in many directions?

Dense irregular connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the basal lamina?

Provide support and stability to epithelial cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of microglia in the central nervous system?

Act as immune surveillance cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of tendons and ligaments in the body?

Provide support and stability to joints Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone makes up the outer shell of the shaft?

Cortical bone Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of astrocytes in the central nervous system?

Provide support and stability to neurons Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cell in the nervous system produces myelin and supports axons?

Oligodendrocytes Signup and view all the answers

Which stain is used to color basic molecules in cells?

Eosin Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the basal lamina?

To attach epithelial cells to underlying tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that have one layer?

Simple Signup and view all the answers

What are microvilli?

Cell/tissue surface specializations Signup and view all the answers

Which type of connective tissue is densely packed with collagen fibers and has fibers running in many directions?

Dense irregular connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone makes up the outer shell of the shaft?

Compact bone Signup and view all the answers

Which type of connective tissue is densely packed with collagen fibers and has fibers running in many directions?

Hard connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

What are the three types of cartilage mentioned in the text?

Hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone makes up the outer shell of the shaft?

Cortical bone Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of microglia in the central nervous system?

Immune surveillance Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is voluntary, striated, and multinucleated?

Skeletal muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of astrocytes in the central nervous system?

Provide support and involved in ion transport Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes epithelial cells that have multiple layers, all in contact with the basal lamina?

Stratified epithelium Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

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Which stain is used to color acidic molecules in cells?

What is the function of epithelial cells?

Which cell shape is tall and thin?

Which type of connective tissue is densely packed with collagen fibers and has fibers running in many directions?

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Which type of cell in the nervous system produces myelin and supports axons?

Which stain is used to color basic molecules in cells?

What is the function of the basal lamina?

Which term describes the polarized nature of epithelial cells?

What are the functions of epithelial cells?

Which term describes epithelial cells that are tall and thin?

Which term describes epithelial cells that are flattened?

Which term describes epithelial cells that have multiple layers, all in contact with the basal lamina?

Which term describes epithelial cells that have one layer?

What are microvilli?

What is the presence of specialized cell types in epithelial cells an example of?

Which type of connective tissue is strong, flexible, compressible, and semi-rigid?

Which type of bone makes up the outer shell of the shaft?

Which type of muscle is voluntary, striated, and multinucleated?

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Which type of muscle is involuntary, striated, and has a single nucleus at the center of the fiber?

What is the function of astrocytes in the central nervous system?

What is the function of microglia in the central nervous system?

What is the function of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system?

What is the function of oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system?

What is the function of tendons and ligaments in the body?

Which stain is used to color acidic molecules in cells?

Which term describes epithelial cells that have one layer?

What is the function of the basal lamina?

What are microvilli?

Which term describes epithelial cells that have multiple layers, all in contact with the basal lamina?

Which term describes epithelial cells that are tall and thin?

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Which type of connective tissue is densely packed with collagen fibers and has fibers running in many directions?

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

What is the function of the basal lamina?

What is the function of microglia in the central nervous system?

What is the function of tendons and ligaments in the body?

Which type of bone makes up the outer shell of the shaft?

What is the function of astrocytes in the central nervous system?

Which type of cell in the nervous system produces myelin and supports axons?

Which stain is used to color basic molecules in cells?

What is the function of the basal lamina?

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

Which term describes epithelial cells that have one layer?

What are microvilli?

Which type of connective tissue is densely packed with collagen fibers and has fibers running in many directions?

Which type of bone makes up the outer shell of the shaft?

Which type of connective tissue is densely packed with collagen fibers and has fibers running in many directions?

What are the three types of cartilage mentioned in the text?

Which type of bone makes up the outer shell of the shaft?

What is the function of microglia in the central nervous system?

Which type of muscle is voluntary, striated, and multinucleated?

What is the function of astrocytes in the central nervous system?

Which term describes epithelial cells that have multiple layers, all in contact with the basal lamina?

Which type of muscle is involuntary, non-striated, and found in the walls of hollow organs?

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