GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EPITHELIUM

EPITHELIAL TISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A single layer of tall, skinny epithelial cells would be best described as
A
simple cuboidal epithelium
B
simple columnar epithelium
C
simple squamous epithelium
D
stratified columnar epithelium
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Simple columnar epithelium is a single layer of columnar epithelial cells which are tall and slender with oval-shaped nuclei located in the basal region, attached to the basement membrane. In humans, simple columnar epithelium lines most organs of the digestive tract including the stomach, and intestines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Epithelial tissue that contains one layer of tall, narrow cells would be considered E. Simple columnar. Simple tissue refers to having one layer of cells and columnar shaped cells are “column” shaped cells that are long and narrow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simple columnar epithelium consists of one layer of cells that are taller than they are wide and look like closely packed, slender columns. Bases of cells rest on abasement membrane; apical surfaces contact a lumen. The ovoid nucleus is centrally or basally placed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Simple columnar epithelium consists of a single layer of cells that are taller than they are wide, with an oval nucleus usually located towards the basal region of the cell. As its name suggests, the cells of this epithelium have a colunm-like appearance in sections perpendicular to the basement membrane.

Detailed explanation-5: -Columnar Epithelia Columnar epithelial cells are taller than they are wide: they resemble a stack of columns in an epithelial layer, and are most commonly found in a single-layer arrangement.

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