MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium contains cells that extend to surface and secrete mucus (goblet cells) or bear cilia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Epithelium tissue are closely packed cells which make up the lining of external surface and the internal lining of organs. It has a basement membrane made of mucopolysaccharide and collagen. There are gap junctions between adjacent cells to hold the cells together and facilitate cell-cell interactions.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. The epithelial tissue that is present as the skin layers is the stratified squamous epithelium.