The differences between the epithelial tissue found in respiratory tract and in the intestinal lining are:
Sl.noRespiratory tract epitheliumIntestinal epitheliumi.In the respiratory tract,columnarThe columnar epithelium of epithelium is modified intointestine has microvilli. ciliated columnar epithelium.ii.The ciliated columnar epitheliumMicrovilli are microscopic cellular has hair−like outgrowth on theirmembrane protrusions that increasessurface called cilia.the surface area of cells and minimizeany increase in volume.