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The lining of oesophagus and mouth is co...

The lining of oesophagus and mouth is covered with which type of tissues?

A

Cuboidal epithelium

B

Squamous epithelium

C

Columnar epithelium

D

Stratified squamous epithelium

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The lining of oesophagus and mouth is covered with stratified squamous epithelium tissues. It is basically non-keratinised and is unable to check water loss and provides only moderate protection against scraping.
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