Question

Assertion (A): Epithelial tissue lining the urinary bladder is transitional epithelium.​
Reason (R): Transitional epithelium helps in changing the size of the bladder accordingly.​
Directions: Choose the correct option:​

• A. Assertion(A) is false and reason(R) is false.​
• B. Assertion(A) is true and reason(R) is false.​
• C. Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true and reason(R) is the correct explanation for assertion(A). ​
• D. Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true and reason(R) is the correct explanation for assertion(A). ​

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true and reason(R) is the correct explanation for assertion(A). ​

Correct option: (a) Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true and reason(R) is the correct explanation for assertion(A). ​

• Epithelial tissue with several layers of epithelial cells is known as transitional epithelium which is present in the urinary bladder.​
• Due to its transitional ability, it is named as transitional epithelium.​
• Therefore, both the assertion and the reason are correct and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.​