Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue Practice Problems

Epithelial tissue cells have this characteristic:

The main function of epithelial tissues includes the following, except:

Epithelial tissues receive nutrients from the underlying connective tissues through what form of cellular transport:

This change in epithelial cells is brought about by chronic irritation and injury. Histological change is observed where the resident epithelial cells are replaced by nonindigenous epithelial cells in the affected organ:

Keratinocytes are skin cells that arise from the stratum basale and eventually rise to the stratum corneum. What pigment is carried to the surface of the skin by the said cells:

Mucins are major components of the mucus that coats the surfaces of cells lining the respiratory, digestive, gastrointestinal, and urogenital tracts. They are classified as: