Lungs absorb oxygen from inhaled air, and the small intestine move ingested material through the digestive tract and
absorbs nutrients from ingested food. Which statement describes the type of epithelium you would expect to line each of
these surfaces?
a. They are both lined by a simple squamous epithelium.
b. They are both lined by a simple cuboidal epithelium.
c. The lungs are lined by a simple squamous epithelium, and the small intestine is lined by a ciliated columnar
epithelium.
d. The lungs are lined by a columnar epithelium, and the small intestine is lined by a simple squamous
epithelium.
e. The lungs are lined by a simple squamous epithelium, and the small intestine is lined by a simple cuboidal
epithelium
c
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