You Are Looking at a Slide of an Unknown Organ

question 60

Multiple Choice

You are looking at a slide of an unknown organ that has an empty lumen with stratified squamous epithelium contacting the lumen.Deep to the epithelium is a basement membrane and then two layers of smooth muscle.Which of the following organs would this most likely belong to and why?

• A) The intestines because they need to move food along and absorb digested products.
• B) The liver because it secretes enzymes and bile and needs to move them to the gallbladder.
• C) The esophagus because it is a passageway that needs to move but not absorb food products.
• D) The urinary bladder because it needs to stretch and constrict to store and eliminate urine.

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