Select the correct word from each dropdown menu to complete the sentences.Epithelial tissue, or , covers and protects surfaces, both outside and inside the body.Epithelial tissue consists almost entirely of cells, with very little between them.Epithelial tissue covers body surfaces and forms that are derived developmentally from body surfaces.The body surfaces include the surface and the lining of digestive and respiratory tracts and many body cavities.Most epithelial tissues have one free, or , surface not attached to other cells.The basal surface of most epithelial tissues are attached to a membrane, a specialized type of extracellular material secreted by epithelial and connective tissue cells.Epithelial cells retain the ability to undergo and therefore are able to replace damaged cells with new epithelial cells.

What are the main characteristics of epithelial tissues?Multiple select question.they cover the body surfacethey contain blood vesselsthey compose glandsthey form the inner lining of body cavitiesthey line hollow organs

The class of tissue that covers all free body surfaces, forms the inner lining of body cavities, lines hollow organs, and composes glands is tissue.

Select all that applyWhat are some features of epithelial tissues?Multiple select question.Presence of adhesive structures (for example, tight junctions)Cells rarely, if ever, divide after an organism reaches adulthoodDiffusion of nutrients and gases enhanced by gap junctionsLittle or no extracellular materialCells organized into multiple (tens or hundreds) layers

The two general classes of epithelial tissue, which are distinguished from one another by the organization of the cells in layers, are and

the characteristics that distinguish epithelial tissue from other tissue types