NEET Biology question

The layer of cells forming tissue that appears to be multilayered but actually some of the cells extend from the basement membrane to the surface is

(A)Simple columnar epithelium
(B)Pseudostratified epitheliumCorrect
(C)Stratified columnar epithelium
(D)Stratified cuboidal epithelium

Answer: (B)

Solution

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium is a single layer of cells resting on the basement membrane, but because the cells are of unequal height (some tall cells reach the free surface while shorter cells do not), the nuclei lie at different levels and the tissue

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