Which epithelium covers the dry surface of the skin and inner lining of pancreatic ducts?

🔑 Key Points
→ Epithelial cells form the lining of various organs.
→ It appears like floor tiles.
→ The epithelium which consists of more than one layer is termed compound epithelium.
→ Compound epithelium covers the dry surface of the skin and the inner lining of pancreatic ducts.
→ It protects from chemical and mechanical stresses.

📝 Additional Information
🔹 Simple epithelium
→ It consists of a single layer of epithelial cells.
→ It consists of squamous, cuboidal, columnar, and ciliated epithelium.
→ It helps in diffusion, secretion, and absorption.

💪 Muscular tissue
→ It consists of muscle fibers.
→ It attaches to bones and aids in locomotion.
→ It is controlled voluntarily and involuntarily.

🔗 Connective tissue
→ It consists of fibroblasts, mast cells, adipose cells, and fat cells.
→ It connects the various tissues and lines them.

🧠 Nervous tissue
→ It is part of the brain.
→ It consists of nerve cells, neuroglia, and astrocytes.
→ It controls the functioning of body organs.