A hollow organ, like the esophagus, that requires a protective surface against physical damage and is not involved in secretion or absorption would most likely be lined with

A) simple squamous epithelium

B) stratified squamous epithelium

C) simple cuboidal epithelium

D) stratified cubodial epithelium

E) ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Jack Jefferson

4 September, 03:34

A hollow organ, like the esophagus, that requires a protective surface against physical damage and is not involved in secretion or absorption would most likely be lined with

A) simple squamous epithelium

B) stratified squamous epithelium

C) simple cuboidal epithelium

D) stratified cubodial epithelium

E) ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Melody Reeves · Answer 1

B) stratified squamous epithelium

Explanation:

The reason that stratified squamous epithelium is the correct answer is because these tissues are focused on maintaining the structural integrity and are basically resting at the basement membrane with a number of layers of cell making it a flat and strong base. The upper layer of stratified squamous epithelium has squamous cells and therefore, it is called stratified squamous epithelium.