Examples
Epithelial Tissues
Glandular Epithelial Tissues
Vocabulary
Pictures
100
The pancreas utilizes what two types of glands?
What are exocrine and endocrine glands?
100
Simple and stratified are terms used to describe this.
What are the number of layers in epithelial tissue?
100
The type of glandular epithelial tissue that secretes substances INSIDE the body.
What are endocrine glands?
100
apo-
apex or tip
100
what is simple squamous epithelium?
200
Endocrine glands are ductless and thus transport hormones through what means?
What are capillaries and blood vessels?
200
Type of epithelial tissue that is flat and allows for rapid diffusion of molecules.
What is squamous?
200
The type of epithelial tissue that uses ducts.
What are exocrine glands?
200
mero-
part
200
what is simple cuboidal epithelium?
300
The sebaceous glands secret oil onto the skin and are an example of what type of exocrine gland?
What are holocrine glands?
300
Type of epithelial tissue that is useful for secreting mucous and may contain goblet cells.
What is columnar epithelium?
300
The type of gland used when the whole cell bursts so all of the substances inside can be secreted.
What is a holocrine gland?
300
-crine
secretion
300
what is stratified squamous epithelium?
400
The mammary glands are an example of what type of exocrine gland?
What is the apocrine gland?
400
Type of epithelial tissue that can look different depending on how much it is stretched.
What is transitional epithelium?
400
The type of gland used when a portion of the cell is also secreted with the substance.
What is an apocrine gland?
400
holo-
whole
400
what is pseudostratified epithelium?
500
Sweat glands secrete chemicals from the glands and are thus an example of what type of exocrine gland?
What are merocrine glands?
500
The type of epithelial tissue that looks like multiple layers due to the placement of the nuclei, but is really only one layer.
What is pseudostratified?
500
The type of gland that releases part of the cell contents into the ducts by exocytosis.
What is the merocrine glands?
500
histo-
tissue
500
what is simple cuboidal epithelium?