The larynx lining transitions at the vocal cords from stratified squamous nonkeratinized epithelium to:

A) pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium. B) transitional epithelium.
C) simple squamous epithelium. D) simple columnar epithelium.


Answer: D

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