MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The basement membrane, also known as base membrane is a thin, pliable sheet-like type of extracellular matrix that provides cell and tissue support and acts as a platform for complex signalling.

Detailed explanation-2: -A thin, extracellular layer called the basement membrane forms between the epithelial and connective tissue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Endothelium is the thin cellular layer that lines the inside of blood vessels. The basal lamina of blood vessels interacts with the endothelium. It can act as a support structure to the blood vessel, assist with blood clotting or filtration, and makes a blood vessel pliable to withstand pumping blood.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: All epithelial cells are separated from the underlying tissue by the basement membrane.