Which of the following statements is not correct with respect to the epithelial tissue?
1. It covers the external surface of the body and the internal surface of many organs.
2. The neighbouring cells are held together by cell junctions and there is very little extracellular material.
3. The epithelial cells rest on a cellular basement membrane that separates it from underlying connective tissue.
4. There is no blood vessel supplying the nutrients to the epithelial cells.
Subtopic:  Simple Epithelium |
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Which one of the following types of cell is involved in making of the inner walls of large blood vessels?
1. Cuboidal epithelium
2. Columnar epithelium
3. Squamous epithelium
4. Stratified epithelium

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The type of epithelium normally found at the ‘diffusion boundary’ in human body is:
1. Simple squamous
2. Simple cuboidal
3. Simple columnar
4. Ciliated columnar
Subtopic:  Simple Epithelium |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:

Type of epithelium Location
1. Simple squamous Blood vessels and alveoli
2. Simple cuboidal non brush bordered epithelium Proximal convoluted tubule
3. Columnar epithelium Stomach and small intestine
4. Ciliated epithelium Bronchioles and fallopian tubes
Subtopic:  Simple Epithelium | Glandular Epithelium & Cell Junction |
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Unicellular glands located in the alimentary canal are called as:

1. Paneth cells 2. Peyer’s patches
3. Goblet cells 4. Histiocytes
Subtopic:  Glandular Epithelium & Cell Junction |
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Compound epithelium is found at all the following locations except:
1. dry surface of the skin
2. moist surface of buccal cavity
3. inner lining of ducts of salivary glands and pancreatic ducts
4. lining of stomach and small intestine
Subtopic:  Compound & Specialised Epithelium |
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What type of epithelial cell junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other?
1. Gap junctions
2. Adhering junctions
3. Tight junctions
4. Plasmodesmata

Subtopic:  Glandular Epithelium & Cell Junction |
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The cell junctions in animal tissues that perform the function of cementing to keep neighbouring cells together are known as:
1. Tight junctions
2. Adhering junctions
3. Gap junctions
4. Desmosomes

Subtopic:  Glandular Epithelium & Cell Junction |
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The cells in areolar loose connective tissue that can secrete histamine are:

1. Fibroblasts 2. Macrophages
3. Mast cells 4. Basophils
Subtopic:  Introduction to Animal & Epithelium Tissue |
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To which one of the following categories does adipose tissue belong?

1. Epithelial 2. Connective
3. Muscular 4. Neural
Subtopic:  Connective Tissue |
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