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Mention the differences of epithelial tissue found in the respiratory tract and intestinal lining.

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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 hairlike outgrowth on theirmembrane protrusions that increasessurface called cilia.the surface area of cells and minimizeany increase in volume.

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