Nasopharynx is lined by which epithelium ?: (A) Stratified squamous nonkerationized, (B) Stratified squamous keratinized, (C) Ciliated columnar, (D) Cuboidal
Answer is C. 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.