Histology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 29-year-old woman is undergoing evaluation for infertility. Hysterosalpingography suggests tubal dysfunction without obstruction. Endometrial biopsy is normal. A sample from the ampulla of the uterine tube would normally show highly folded mucosa lined by cells specialized to help move the oocyte toward the uterus. Which of the following best describes the epithelial lining of this structure?
Answer choices
- ASimple cuboidal epithelium
- BSimple columnar epithelium with ciliaCorrect answer
- CPseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
- DTransitional epithelium
- EStratified squamous epithelium, nonkeratinized
- FTall columnar epithelium with abundant secretory cells and no cilia
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