Dead and keratinised layer of skin is made of
Stratified squamous cells
Stratified columnar cells
Simple columnar cells
Simple cuboidal cells

Simple cuboidal cells

Stratified squamous cells

Stratified columnar cells

Simple columnar cells

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The correct option is A Stratified squamous cells
A. Stratified squamous
EXPLANATION: Dead and keratinised layer of skin is the outermost layer, which is called epidermis. It is made up of stratified squamous epithelium. This epithelium is made up of three to four layer of epithelial cells, depending on its location in the body.
Hence the correct option is A.

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Stratified columnar cells
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