The proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) is lined with

Cuboidal epithelium

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Simple cuboidal brush border epithelium

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Columnar epithelium

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Simple ciliated brush border epithelium

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Solution

The correct option is B
Simple cuboidal brush border epithelium

The walls of the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) consist of a single layer of simple cuboidal cells bearing microvilli on their surface and resting on a basement membrane.

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