The three cell shapes making up epithelial tissue are: (a) simple, stratified, transitional. (b) simple, stratified, pseudostratified. (c) hexagonal, cuboidal, spherical. (d) cuboidal, squamous, columnar.

The three cell shapes making up epithelial tissue are: (a) simple, stratified, transitional. (b) simple, stratified, pseudostratified. (c) hexagonal, cuboidal, spherical. (d) cuboidal, squamous, columnar.

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