Identify the epithelium that lines the urinary bladder, and describe its unusual functional characteristic

A) simple squamous epithelium, allows diffusion of urine into the urinary bladder
B) stratified squamous epithelium, for protection of the urinary bladder as urine enters
C) transitional epithelium, allows for repeated stretching and recoiling back to its original shape
D) pseudostratified epithelium with goblet cells, produced mucus so the urine can pass easily
E) simple cuboidal epithelium, allows for secretion of urine


Answer: C

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