NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

HUMAN ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a shape of epithelial tissue?
A
rectangular
B
squamous
C
columnar
D
cuboidal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Basement membrane is absent in epithelial tissue cells is not a characteristic of epithelial tissue.

Detailed explanation-2: -Columnar epithelial cells tend to be rectangular, cuboidal cells appear square, and squamous cells are long and flat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Squamous epithelium is composed of cells that are wider than their height (flat and wide). Cuboidal epithelium is composed of cells whose height and width are approximately the same (cube shaped). Columnar epithelium is composed of cells taller than they are wide.

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