Pick out the FALSE statement about epithelial tissue.
A) Epithelial tissue is vascular.
B) Epithelial tissue provides physical protection for organs.
C) Epithelial tissue functions in absorption & secretion.
D) Epithelial tissue controls the permeability into and out of an area/organ.
E) Epithelial tissue consists almost entirely of cells with very little extracellular material between them
thereby forming a barrier against entry into the body.
Ans: A) Epithelial tissue is vascular.
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