Question

Squamous epithelial cells are NOT found in:
1. lining of the mouth
2. oesophagus
3. skin
4. kidney tubules

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : kidney tubules

The correct answer is kidney tubules.

• No Squamous epithelial cell are found in kidney tubules. Kidney tubules are very essential organs for blood clearance mechanism, and filtration by active transport, recover essential metabolites from glomerular.
• Stratified squamous epithelium of oral epithelium is found lining of the mouth. A thick stratified squamous epithelium, supported by a lamina propria, make oral mucosa.
• Squamous epithelial present in the oesophagus and also skin. Normally squamous epithelium of the lower oesophagus becomes replaced with different kind of columnar cells, that may cause of cancer known as adenocarcinoma.