Skin epidermis is composed of

Fibrous connective tissue

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Areolar tissue

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Stratified columnar epithelium

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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Solution

The correct option is C Stratified squamous epithelium
The epidermis consists of stratified squamous keratinizing epithelium, composed of proliferating basal and differentiated suprabasal keratinocyte, with an underlying basement membrane.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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Give one example each of

(a) Squamous epithelium; (b) Columnar epithelium.

\begin{matrix} Type of Epithelial Tissue & Location (a) Squamous epithelium & (i) Lining of kidney tubules (b) Cuboidal epithelium & (ii) Skin (c) Columnar epithelium & (iii) Respiratory tract (d) Stratified squamous epithelium & (iv) Lining of mouth \end{matrix}

	Column I		Column II
$1$	Cuboidal	(a)	Epidermis of skin
$2$	Ciliated	(b)	Inner lining of blood vessels
$3$	Columnar	(c)	Inner surface of gall bladder
$4$	squamous	(d)	Inner lining of fallopian tube
$5$	Keratinized	(e)	Lining of kidney tubules

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