Question 5
Intestine absorbs the digested food materials. What type of epithelial cells is responsible for that?

(a) Stratified squamous epithelium
(b) Columnar epithelium
(c) Spindle fibres
(d) Cuboidal epithelium

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Solution

(b) Columnar epithelium

The lining of the intestine is composed of columnar epithelium which secrete digestive enzymes and absorb digested food.

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