Figure 3.1

Using the figure above, answer the following questions.
-What type of epithelium comprises the surface of the tongue, which is featured in the bottom group of diagrams (Fig. 3.1 b)?
A) Stratified columnar
B) Pseudostratified columnar
C) Stratified cuboidal
D) Stratified squamous
E) Transitional

Question

Figure 3.1
  
Using the figure above, answer the following questions.
-What type of epithelium comprises the surface of the tongue, which is featured in the bottom group of diagrams (Fig. 3.1 b)?
A) Stratified columnar 
B) Pseudostratified columnar 
C) Stratified cuboidal 
D) Stratified squamous 
E) Transitional

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The cells in the surface of the tongue are flat and scale-like, which is a characteristic of stratified squamous epithelium.

Figure 3.1 Using the Figure Above, Answer the Following Questions