GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EPITHELIUM

EPITHELIAL TISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Two or more layers of cells
A
Basic
B
Complex
C
Simple
D
Stratified
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Stratified epithelium consists of two or more cell layers. There is a great amount of variability between the layers due to various cellular shapes and heights. The three types of cellular shapes are squamous, cuboidal, and columnar.

Detailed explanation-2: -Epithelia composed of a single layer of cells is called simple epithelia; epithelial tissue composed of multiple layers is called stratified epithelia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The stratified squamous epithelium can be of two types – keratinising and non-keratinising.

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