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Pseudostratified epithelium is present in

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Nephron and neuron
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Larynx and pharnyx
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Trachea and bronchi
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Urinary bladder and intestine
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The correct option is C Trachea and bronchi
Pseudostratified epithelium is present in trachea and bronchi. A pseudostratified epithelium is a type of epithelium that, though comprising only a single layer of cells, has its cell nuclei positioned in a manner suggestive of stratified epithelia. The nuclei of these cells, however, are disposed at different levels, thus creating the illusion of cellular stratification. Not all ciliated cells extend to the luminal surface; such cells are capable of cell division providing replacements for cells lost or damaged. Pseudostratified epithelia function in secretion or absorption. If a specimen looks stratified but has cilia, then it is a pseudostratified ciliated epithelium, since stratified epithelia do not have cilia.
Hence the correct option is C.

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