Question

Fill in the blanks: (iii) Walls of capillaries consists of single layer of squamous cells.

Answer 1

Solution: Epithelial.

• Capillaries are the smallest of the three types of blood vessels.
• They are also the thinnest; the walls of the capillaries are just one cell thick.
• The cells are squamous epithelial cells.
• The epithelial cells are polygonal in shape, large-sized with small round nuclei.