Question

A many-layered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as ________.

Answer 1

Answer: A many-layered epithelium with cuboidal basal cells and flat cells at its surface would be classified as stratified squamous epithelium.

Explanation:

Tissues composed of multiple squamous cell layers on a basement membrane are called epithelia. Layered in uninterrupted sheets, the cell layers are found throughout the body in exposed areas and internal organs.

The flat basal cells found on the basement membrane divide and differentiate, to form cuboidal or columnar cells; these are typically underneath the squamous cells layers and are layered related to their degree of differentiation.