MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

EPITHELIA GLANDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In pseudostratified epithelium which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A
All the cells attach to the basement membrane
B
The nuclei are at various layers of the tissue
C
It is multiple layers of cells
D
They may have cilia and goblet cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pseudostratified columnar epithelia appear to be stratified because there seems to be more than one row of nuclei, but, in fact, it is a single layer of cells with the nuclei at different levels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The true statement about pseudostratified columnar epithelium is that b. every cell reaches the basement membrane. Although this type of epithelium appears to be in layers because of the columnar shape and varied locations of nuclei, they are actually only in one layer.

Detailed explanation-3: -The epithelial tissue made up of a single layer of epithelial cells of different heights is known as the pseudostratified columnar epithelium.

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