Use the key to classify each of the following described tissue types into one of the four major tissue categories. Key: (a) connective tissue (c) muscle (b) epithelium (d) nervous tissue ____ (1) Tissue type composed largely of nonliving extracellular matrix; important in protection and support ____ (2) The tissue immediately responsible for body movement ____ (3) The tissue that enables us to be aware of the external environment and to react to it ____ (4) The tissue that lines body cavities and covers surfaces
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Match the epithelial types named in column B with the appropriate description(s) in column A. Column A ____ (1) Lines most of the digestive tract ____ (2) Lines the esophagus ____ (3) Lines much of the respiratory tract ____ (4) Forms the walls of the air sacs of the lungs ____ (5) Found in urinary tract organs ____ (6) Endothelium and mesothelium Column B (a) pseudostratified ciliated columnar (b) simple columnar (c) simple cuboidal (d) simple squamous (e) stratified Columnar
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The first step in solving 4 problem number 3 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Match the epithelial types named in column B with the appropriate description(s) in column A. Column A ____ (1) Lines most of the digestive tract ____ (2) Lines the esophagus ____ (3) Lines much of the respiratory tract ____ (4) Forms the walls of the air sacs of the lungs ____ (5) Found in urinary tract organs ____ (6) Endothelium and mesothelium Column B (a) pseudostratified ciliated columnar (b) simple columnar (c) simple cuboidal (d) simple squamous (e) stratified Columnar
From the textbook chapter Tissue: The Living Fabric you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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