Year 1 MBChB Histology summary

What type of epithelium is found in the Endocardium?

• Simple squamous

• Pseudostratified squamous

• Simple cuboidal

• Stratified Columnar

• Pseudostratified cuboidal

Which layer of the heart is pictured?

• Endocardium

• Epicardium

• Pericardium

• Myocardium

• Epithelium

Identify the type of vessel pictured

• Small artery

• Capillary

• Large vein

• Elastic artery

• Muscular artery

What type of epithelium lines the respiratory tract

• Simple cuboidal

• Pseudostratified columnar

• Pseudostratified ciliated columnar

• Stratified squamous

• Ciliated stratified columnar

What type of epithelium lines the vocal cords?

• Ciliated pseudostratified columnar

• Stratified squamous

• Simple cuboidal

• Pseudostratified cuboidal

• Simple squamous

The trachea consists of 4 layers, order them from most deep to most superficial

• Submucosa

• Mucosa

• Cartilaginous layer

• Adventitia

Type I alveolar cells have what shape?

• Squamous

• Cuboidal

• Columnar

• Polythial

What is the name given to the specialised cell pictured that is found in the pituitary gland?

• Pituicyte

• Glandular cell

• Chromophobe

• Glial cell

• Infundibulum

What cell in the thyroid gland is responsible for production of thyroid hormones (T3, T4)

• Principal

• Parietal

• Follicular

• Chief

• Parafollicular

What shape are the cells in the Zona Glomerulosa?

• Cuboidal

• Polyhedral

• Columnar

• Squamous