Question

Which statement is correct regarding the epithelia of small intestine and PCT?

• A. Both are having compund columnar epithelia with microvilli
• B. Both are having stratified columnar epithelial cells
• C. Both are having simple epithelia with microvilli
• D. Both are having stratified epithelia but cells are of different shapes.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Simple epithelia are found in the lining of the small intestine (simple columnar epithelium with brush border) and PCT (simple cuboidal epithelium with brush border).