Question

What is the function of the compound epithelium?

Answer 1

Epithelial tissue :

1. Epithelial tissue is one of the four main types of body tissue.
2. These tissues cover the internal and external surfaces in our body.
3. Compound epithelium tissue is shaped of numerous layers of epithelial cells of dissimilar shapes representing newly shaped and mature cells.
4. This tissue forms the covering of all body surfaces and they are the major tissue in glands.
5. It is of four types, squamous, columnar, ciliated, and pseudostratified.
6. The function of the compound epithelium is to provide protection against mechanical and chemical stresses.