NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

EPITHELIAL TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Stratified epithelium consists of one layer of epithelial cells
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
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: -Stratified epithelium consists of one layer of epithelial cells. Smooth muscle tissue functions to send impulses to other areas of the body. Under the mircoscope cardiac msucle cells appearl as long, cylindrical cells that are multinucleated and possess obvious striations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium It consists of five layers: Stratum basale: consists of single layer of cuboidal to columnar cells resting on a wavy basement membrane.

Detailed explanation-4: -Simple epithelia are defined as epithelia which are one cell layer thick – i.e. every cell attaches to the basement membrane. The basement membrane is a thin but strong, acellular layer which lies between the epithelium and the adjacent connective tissue. It is sometimes referred to as the “basal lamina”.

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