Endothelium is

elastic in nature

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fully permeable

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selectively permeable

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non-permeable

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Solution

The correct option is C
selectively permeable

Endothelium is a type of epithelium that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall. It is a thin layer of simple squamous cells called endothelial cells.

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