Question

Bowman's capsule is lined by

• A. Non-ciliated cuboidal epithelium
• B. Ciliated cuboidal epithelium
• C. Non-ciliated columnar epithelium
• D. Squamous epithelium

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Squamous epithelium

The correct option is D.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. A renal corpuscle and a renal tubule make it into a nephron.
2. The malpighian body is another name for the renal corpuscle.
3. Bowman's capsule is a cup-like double-walled structure, and a glomerulus is a group of capillaries found within Bowman's capsule.
4. Squamous epithelium underpins Bowman's capsule.
5. The visceral layer is the inner layer, and the parietal layer is the outer layer.
6. Because it is a single layer of flat epithelial cells, the cells of the parietal layer are known as squamous epithelium cells.
7. Podocyte cells, which are specialized epithelial cells that exist in the visceral layer of the capsule, are the cells of the visceral layer.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

1. The apical surface of cuboidal epithelial cells without cilia is referred to as the non-ciliated cuboidal epithelial cells.

Option B:

1. The apical surface of cuboidal epithelial cells with cilia is referred to as the ciliated cuboidal epithelial cells.
2. They are commonly seen in some bronchioles of the lungs.
3. The ciliated cells exhibit rapid movements that help in moving fluid and suspended matter in one direction along the epithelium.

Option C:

1. The non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium is made up of a single layer of non-ciliated column-like cells.
2. They have oval nuclei near the base of cells.
3. Example: goblet cells.

Final answer: Bowman's capsule is lined by squamous epithelium.