A histologist would describe the multi- layered, flat, scaly epithelium of human skin as:

simple squamous

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stratified squamous

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stratified columnar

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pseudostratified cuboidal

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Solution

The correct option is B stratified squamous
The outermost layer of human skin is composed of dead stratified squamous, keratinized epithelial cells.
So, the correct option is 'stratified squamous'.

Suggest Corrections

	I		II
(a)	Simple squamous epithelium	(i)	Ureters
(b)	Simple cuboidal epithelium	(ii)	Epididymis
(c)	Nonciliated simple columnar epithelium	(iii)	Lining of alveoli of lungs
(d)	Transitional epithelium	(iv)	Lining of thyroid vesicles
(e)	Pseudostratified nonciliated columnar epithelium	(v)	Mucosa of stomach and intestine