alleryTall and slender cells with nuclei at the base form the:
AColumnar
BCuboidal
CCiliated
DCartilage
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Columnar
1. The height of the cells gives this epithelium its name.
2. The columnar epithelium is a single layer of tall and slender cells.
3. Their nuclei are located at the base.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 7 'Structural Organisation in Animals'_
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