Histology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 43-year-old woman undergoes bronchoscopy for evaluation of chronic cough. A biopsy is taken from the tracheal mucosa. The pathologist notes an epithelial lining with nuclei at different heights, cilia on the apical surface, and goblet cells resting on a basement membrane. Which of the following best describes the normal epithelium of this structure?
Answer choices
- AStratified squamous epithelium
- BPseudostratified ciliated columnar epitheliumCorrect answer
- CSimple cuboidal epithelium
- DSimple columnar epithelium
- ETransitional epithelium
- FStratified columnar epithelium
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