Question

Epithelial tissue always has an exposed outer surface and an inner surface anchored to connective tissue by a thin, non-cellular layer called:

• A. stratified layer
• B. non-stratified layer
• C. basement membrane
• D. fibrocartilag

Answer 1

The correct option is C basement membrane

The basement membrane is a thin, fibrous, extracellular matrix of tissue that separates the lining of an internal or external body surface from underlying connective tissue in metazoans.

So the correct option is C.