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Select the incorrect statement about the epithelial tissue.
BiologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsNEET
Options:
  • A Epithelia possess a free surface.
  • B In epithelia, cells are loosely packed with some intercellular matrix.
  • C Epithelia is the covering or lining of some body parts.
  • D Origin of epithelial tissues may be ectodermal or mesodermal or endodermal.
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The correct answer is: In epithelia, cells are loosely packed with some intercellular matrix.
Epithelial tissue (termed by Ruysch): Epithelia is the covering or lining of some body parts. Epithelia possess a free surface which faces an external environment or body fluid or any lumen in the body. In epithelia, cells are compactly packed with some intercellular matrix.

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