NEET 2011
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2011
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Structural Organisation in Animals
NEET 2011 · Zoology · Structural Organisation in Animals
The cells lining the blood vessels belong to the category of
The cells lining the blood vessels belong to the category of
Options
- Asmooth muscle tissue
- Bsquamous epithelium
- Ccolumnar epithelium
- Dconnective tissue
Correct answer
B. squamous epithelium
Step-by-step solution
The squamous epithelium is made up of a single thin layer of flattened cells with irregular boundaries. They are found in the walls of blood vessels and air sacs of lungs and are involved in a functions like forming a diffusion boundary.