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  • Intestine absorb the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells are responsible for that? (a) Stratified squamous epithelium (b) Columnar epithelium (c) Spindle fibres (d) Cuboidal epithelium

Intestine absorb the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells are responsible for that?
(a) Stratified squamous epithelium|
(b) Columnar epithelium
(c) Spindle fibres
(d) Cuboidal epithelium

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Stratified squamous epithelium cells are present in the outer layer of skin, inner lining of the mouth, oesophagus, and vagina. The columnar epithelium consists of a single layer of columnar cells, which are attached to the basement membrane.

These are present in the digestive tract in the stomach, large intestine, and small intestine and function as a barrier to bacteria and other microbes but permit the absorption of digested food. Spindle fibres are structures made up of proteins which arise from centrioles in a cell during a process of cell division i.e., mitosis. Cuboidal epithelium is a monolayer of epithelial cells located in kidney tubules, glandular ducts, ovaries, etc. and they function in protection, secretion and absorption.
The correct option is (b)Columnar epithelium

 

 

 

 

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