Multiple Choice
Why are epithelial membranes not very thick?
A) Epithelial tissues are required to support other cells growing on top of the tissue.
B) Epithelial tissues play a critical role in transport,and must be thin to allow diffusion to occur.
C) Epithelial tissues can only reach a certain thickness because their growth is constrained by microtubules inside the cell membrane.
D) Thick epithelial tissues would collapse due to the drying effect of the environment.
E) Epithelial tissues are programmed to stop dividing after only a few cell cycles.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q37: Which type of cells line the lungs
Q38: Mechanisms that help generate heat and those
Q39: You are researching a family with a
Q40: The cell body of a motor neuron
Q41: When collagen is hydrolyzed it forms gelatin,the
Q43: In adult vertebrates,which of these is not
Q44: Which of the following epithelial tissues secretes
Q45: All connective tissues share which of the
Q46: Which of these methods of heat transfer
Q47: Which of these factors would have the