One surface of an epithelium faces the environment or a body fluid. The opposite surface is glued to an underlying tissue by ____.
A)microvilli
B)ducts
C)the basement membrane
D)keratinized cells
E)stratified epithelium

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The basement membrane is a thin layer of extracellular matrix that anchors the epithelium to the underlying tissue. Microvilli, ducts, keratinized cells, and stratified epithelium do not serve this function.

One Surface of an Epithelium Faces the Environment or a Body