Histology Practice Test

Select the answers which are part of the four main categories of tissue.

• Epithelial

• Nervous

• Heart

• Neurons

Which is NOT a function of epithelial tissue?

• Protection

• Secretion

• Absorption

• Send Messages

Epithelial Cells are categorized based on the ____ of the cells and the_____ of cells.

• shape
• size

• layers

• location

Match the following

• a basement membrane

• Cell Type:

• single, flat layers

• Function:

• filtration and diffusion

• Formed by:

• simple squamous

• Features:

• air sacs in lungs, capillaries

• Location:

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Match the following

• Secretion and Absorption

• Cell Function:

• Simple Cuboidal

• Location:

• Kidney Tubules

• Cell Type:

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Identify the different types of cells visible in the image.

a

b

c

Mucous

Simple Columnar Epithelial

Goblet cells

Label the types of epithelial tissues by dragging them to their correct locations.

b

c

d

e

f

a

Simple columnar

Stratified columnar

Simple squamous

Pseudostratified

Simple cuboidal

Stratified squamous

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• This type of cell is hyaline cartilage
• This type of cell is found in between the joints
• Its function is cushion
• This is fibrocartilage
• This found in the vertebrae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This type of tissue is

• Cardiac Muscle

• Smooth Muscle

• Epithelial Cells

• Nervous Tissue

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What type of tissue is this?

• Cardiac

• Epithelial

• Skeletal

• Neurons