Identify the incorrect statement about pseudostratified columnar epithelium.

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In pseudostratified columnar epithelium all cells are attached to the basal lamina, but some cells do not reach the apical surface.

The nuclei of cells lie at different levels.

It is called pseudostratified because it gives a false impression as if it is a stratified or compound epithelium.

It occurs in the small bronchi.

answer is D.

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All cells are attached to the basal lamina, but some cells do not reach the apical surface. The nuclei of cells lie at different levels. It is called pseudostratified because it gives a false impression as if it is a stratified or compound epithelium.

Pseudostratified epithelium is actually a simple epithelium because all its single layer of cells rest on the basement membrane. It is of two types: Ciliated and Non-ciliated.

It occurs in the trachea and large bronchi.

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