NEET2019ZoologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsActual
Identify the given diagram of tissue performing secretion and absorption.
Options
- ASimple cuboidal epithelium
- BSimple columnar epithelium
- CStratified cuboidal epithelium
- DStratified columnar epithelium
Correct answer
A. Simple cuboidal epithelium
Step-by-step solution
The given figure is of simple cuboidal epithelium. The cells are cubical and more or less squarish in shape. In surface view, the cells appear polygonal. The nuclei are rounded and lie in the centre of the cells. The cuboidal epithelium is present in the small salivary and pancreatic ducts, thyroid follicles, parts of membranous labyrinth, etc.