Pavement epithelium is another name for: - Vidyadip

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Pavement epithelium is another name for:

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Answer

Simple squamous epithelium

Explanation:
Simple squamous cells have the appearance of thin, flat plates.
They have horizontal flattened, elliptical nuclei because of the thin flattened form of the cell.
As they consist of a single layer or flattened sac-like cells, it resembles 'pavement' and hence, simple squamous cells are called 'pavement epithelium'.

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