In-Text Figure Based Questions
-In "simple columnar epithelium," which word describes cell shape and which word describes the number of celllayers? (Figure 4-6)
A) columnar; simple
B) simple; columnar
C) simple; epithelium
D) epithelium; columnar
E) columnar; epithelium

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

"Columnar" describes the shape of the cells (they are tall and column-like), while "simple" refers to the tissue having a single layer of cells.