QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
Incorrect - Simple squamous epithelium is ideal for exchange functions, including the exchange of gases or chemicals. It is found in the alveoli of the lings, glomerulus of the kidneys, and in capillaries. It is not found in the bladder.
10008421
b
Simple squamous
QuestionChoice
Incorrect - Stratified squamous epithelium is designed for protection. It is the epithelium found at many of the body openings, such as the vagina, anal canal, and mouth. It is not seen in a healthy bladder.
10008423
d
Stratified Squamous
QuestionChoice
Incorrect - Simple columnar epithelium is designed to facilitated motility, absorption, and processing. It has a high organelle density. It does not make up the bladder.
10008422
c
Columnar
QuestionChoice
Incorrect - Pseudostratified columnar is found in areas where secretion and protection are the primary functions. For example, the respiratory tract. It is not seen in a healthy bladder.
10008424
e
Pseudostratified Columnar
QuestionChoice
Correct - transitional epithelium lines the bladder. This allows the bladder to stretch as it fills with urine. Stratified squamous cell cancer is the most common form of bladder cancer.
10008420
a
Transitional cell
Concept
Chapter
2693
4615
Bladder cancer
Topic
143
Urology
14231
A 68-year-old man suffered a spinal cord injury as a teenager in a road traffic accident. He has a long term indwelling catheter and has noticed blood in his urine. At cystoscopy the bladder is inflamed and there are patches of metaplastic white mucosa.

Which of the following types of epithelium would you normally expect to see in the bladder?
a