GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EPITHELIUM

EPITHELIAL TISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following are common locations of simple squamous epithlium EXCEPT
A
lungs
B
lining blood vessels
C
trachea
D
kidney tubules
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Epithelial Cells of Trachea and Bronchi The tracheobronchial epithelium varies from tall columnar pseudostratified in the trachea, through simple low cuboidal in the bronchioles, to the simple squamous epithelium of the alveolar out-pockets in respiratory bronchioles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Simple squamous epithelia are found lining the cavities of the body including the pericardial, pleural, and peritoneal cavities, or in areas where passive diffusion occurs, such as glomeruli in the kidney and alveoli in the respiratory tract.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is kidney tubules. No Squamous epithelial cell are found in kidney tubules.

Detailed explanation-4: -In general, the trachea is lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium.

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