NEET Biology question
Read the following statements and select the correct ones. (i) In simple cuboidal epithelium, nuclei are rounded and lie in the centre of the cells. (ii) Non-keratinised epithelium is impermeable to water. (iii) Yellow elastic fibrocartilage makes cartilage flexible. (iv) Areolar tissue forms a shock absorbing cushion around the eye balls and kidneys.
Answer: (A)
Solution
Statement (i) is correct — simple cuboidal epithelial cells have round, centrally placed nuclei. Statement (iii) is correct — yellow elastic fibrocartilage (elastic cartilage) confers flexibility. Statement (ii) is incorrect, since non-keratinised epithelium is actually permeable to
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