What is the type of epithelial tissue found in lungs?

Simple columnar epithelium

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Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

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Psuedostratified ciliated cuboidal epithelium

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Simple squamous epithelium

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Solution

The correct option is B
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
The lungs are made of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium. The structure of the cells is neither columnar nor cuboidal. Some cells are broader at the top while some cells are narrow at the top. They also possess cilia. Hence, they are called pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium.

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List-I	List-II
(A) Simple squamous epithelium	(I) Ureters
(B) Simple cuboidal epithelium	(II) Epididymis
(C) Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium	(III) Lining of alveoli of lungs
(D) Transitional epithelium	(IV) Lining of thyroid vesicles
(E) Pseudostratified non-ciliated columnar epithelium	(V) Mucosa of stomach and intestine

Column-A(epithelial tissue)	Column-B(their location)
(i) Simple squamous	(A) Trachea epithelium
(ii) Simple cuboidal	(B) Bile-duct epithelium
(iii) Simple columnar epithelium	(C) Bowman's Capsule
(iv) Pseudostratified	(D) Sweat gland epithelium
	(E) Buccal cavity