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Difference between simple and compound epithelium​

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Simple Epithelium:

•A single layer of cells.

•It helps in the absorption and excretion of a substances by diffusion.

•It is of four types, squamous, columnar, ciliated, and pseudostratified.

•It is present in the lining of lung alveoli, endothelium.

Compound Epithelium:

•Multiple layers of cell.

•It helps in protecting regions of wear and tear.

•It is mainly of two types, stratified, and transitional. But subdivisions are also present under stratified.

•It is present on the skin, esophagus, tongue.

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