The cells lining the blood vessels belong to the category of:

Smooth muscle tissue.

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Squamous epithelium.

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Columnar epithelium.

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Connective tissue.

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Solution

The correct option is B Squamous epithelium.
The endothelium is the thin layer of simple squamous cells that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall.
Hence the correct option is B.

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