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

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.

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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).

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

Both are having compund columnar epithelia with microvilli

Both are having stratified columnar epithelial cells

Both are having simple epithelia with microvilli

Both are having stratified epithelia but cells are of different shapes.

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).