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The small intestine involved in food absorption have _________on their surface
Options:
A .  Squamous epithelial cells
B .  Simple cuboidal epithelial cells
C .  Ciliated  epithelium 
D .  Simple columnar epithelium
Answer: Option D
:
D
The entire luminal surface of the small intestine has villi, small projections ofmucosa. Thevilliare lined with simple columnar epithelial cells, also called enterocytes. The cells are tall with middle to basal nuclei and have an apicalbrush border, also known asmicrovilli.
Ciliated columnarepithelium moves mucus and other substances viaciliaand is found in the upper respiratory tract, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus, and the central part of the spinal cord

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