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Q. What is correct about the compound epithelium?

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Structural Organisation in Animals

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The compound epithelium is made of more than one layer (multi-layered) of cells and thus has a limited role in secretion and absorption. Their main function is to provide protection against chemical and mechanical stresses. They cover the dry surface of the skin, the moist surface of the buccal cavity, pharynx, the inner lining of ducts of salivary glands, and of pancreatic ducts.