Give the position, structural peculiarit...

Give the position, structural peculiarity and function of pseudostratified epithelium.

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Pseudostratified epithelium lines the trachea and primary bronchi . It is single layered but appears two layered as is formed of two types of unequal sized cells. Cilia of tall cells beat outward to expel dust particles or bacteria trapped in the mucus of globlet cells.

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Pseudostratified epithelium is alawys

Single layered

Double layered

Multilayered

Uncertain

A structure peculiar to Nautilus is

Siphuncle/living tube

External shell

Spirally coiled shell

Nacturnal nature

Pseudostratified epithelium is found in

rectum

urinary bladder

wall of oesophagus

inner lining of bronchiole