Single Choice

Vesicles or acini of thyroid gland is composed of

ASimple squamous epithelium
BSimple cuboidal epithelium
Correct Answer
CStratified squamous epithelium
DStratified cuboidal epithelium

Solution

Simple cuboidal epithelia are a type of epithelium having a single layer of cube- shaped cells. These cuboidal cells have large, spherical and central nuclei. Simple cuboidal epithelia are found on the surface of ovaries, the lining of nephrons, the walls of the renal tubules. It is also found in the parts of the eye and thyroid. On these surfaces, the cells perform the function of secretion and absorption.


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