Practice question · Select all that apply
Which features are characteristic of epithelial tissue?
Hints
- Three are defining features; one contradicts another of them.
- Being avascular and having its own blood supply cannot both be true.
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- B. Avascular, relying on diffusion for nutrients
- C. Cells packed tightly with very little matrix
- D. Resting on a basement membrane
Why
Tight packing, a basement membrane and avascularity are all defining. the first option contradicts the third, and that avascularity is what limits how thick a living epithelium can be.
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