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Nasopharynx is lined by which epithelium ?

A
Stratified squamous nonkerationized
B
Stratified squamous keratinized
C
Ciliated columnar
D
Cuboidal
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Ciliated columnar The two main types of epithelia lining the nasopharynx are stratified squamous (comprising approximately 60% of nasopharyngeal epithelium) and pseudostratified columnar respiratory epithelium containing ciliated cells, goblet cells and basal cells.

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