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ISBN: 9781260399820

Author: SALADIN, Kenneth

Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION

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A seminiferous tubule of the testis is lined with _________ expithelium.

simple cuboidal
pseudostratified columnar ciliated
stratified squamous
simple squamous
stratified cuboidal

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