EPITHELIUM
CLASSIFICATION
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Question
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it forms glandular tissue
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it is well vascularized and has a good blood supply
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one side rests on a basement membrane
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it forms continuous cellular sheets
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The statement that is not true for the epithelial tissues is c. Stratified squamous epithelium of the outer layer of the skin has living cells on the surface.
Detailed explanation-2: -Epithelial tissues are nearly completely avascular. For instance, no blood vessels cross the basement membrane to enter the tissue, and nutrients must come by diffusion or absorption from underlying tissues or the surface.
Detailed explanation-3: -Epithelial tissue has a nerve supply, but no blood supply and must be nourished by substances diffusing from the blood vessels in the underlying tissue.
Detailed explanation-4: -Epithelial tissue does not contain blood vessels to prevent bleeding because this tissue is constantly exposed to mechanical and chemical wear and tear.