Q. The kind of epithelium which forms the inner walls of blood vessels is
A) Squamous epithelium
B) Cuboidal epithelium
C) Columnar epithelium
D) Ciliated columnar epithelium
Explanation
[Solution from source] Blood vessels are lined by a single layer of thin, flat cells (simple squamous epithelium, the endothelium), which suits diffusion and filtration. Cuboidal epithelium lines ducts and kidney tubules, not vessels. Answer (1).
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