A Student Is Describing the Tissue That Makes Up the Walls

question 41

Multiple Choice

A student is describing the tissue that makes up the walls of the alveoli in the lungs. It appears that these walls are composed of flattened cells arranged in a single layer to facilitate gas exchange. Which one of the following terms best describes this tissue?

• A) simple cuboidal
• B) stratified squamous
• C) simple squamous
• D) simple columnar
• E) stratified cuboidal

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