Zoology - Structural Organisation in Animals Question with Solution | TestHub
How many of the given statements are true?
The dry surface of the skin and the moist surface of the buccal cavity, are lined by compound epithelium.
Cuboidal epithelium facilitates diffusion across the epithelium.
Intercalated discs are the cell junctions between the cardiac muscle cells.
Skeletal muscle fibers can be located in the biceps muscle.
In a bone, osteocytes are located in lacunae.
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The important functions of the simple cuboidal epithelium are secretion and absorption. This epithelial type is found in the small collecting ducts of the kidneys, pancreas, and salivary glands. Simple squamous epithelium facilitates diffusion across the epithelium while the simple cuboidal and simple columnar epithelia are mainly concerned with secretion and absorption.
