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The intestine and stomach in mammals are lined by:
  1. Cuboidal epithelium
  2. Columnar epithelium
  3. Squamous epithelium
  4. Stratified epithelium

A
Stratified epithelium
B
Cuboidal epithelium
C
Columnar epithelium
D
Squamous epithelium
Solution
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  • Columnar epithelia are a group of tall epithelial cells and are arranged like pillars. They can be simple columnar or stratified columnar.
  • The simple columnar epithelium is single-layered.
  • This type of epithelium lines most of the digestive organs including the stomach, small intestine and large intestine.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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