alleryStart learning →The epidermis is made of which epithelium?
AStratified squamous
BStratified cuboidal
CStratified columnar
DStratified glandular
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Stratified squamous
1. The surface layer must resist wear.
2. Flattened cells stacked in layers do that.
3. The epidermis is composed of keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium.
4. So the answer is stratified squamous.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 5 'The Integumentary System'_
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