NEET Biology Structural Organisation In Animals Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Structural Organisation in Animals

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    Read the following statements and answer the question.
    (i) It is made of a single thin layer of flattened cells with irregular boundaries.
    (ii) They are found in the walls of blood vessels and air sacs of lungs.
    (iii) They are involved in forming a diffusion boundary.
    Which of the following tissue is being described by the above statements?

    A) Squamous epithelium

    B) Columnar epithelium

    C) Ciliated epithelium

    D) Compound epithelium

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Squamous epithelium is an epithelium whose most superficial layer consists of flat, scale-like cells called squamous epithelial cells.


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