During a routine physical examination, a 61-year-old man is found to have a 7-cm pulsatile mass deep in the abdomen, between the xiphoid and the umbilicus. He has a history of untreated hypertension. The endothelial lining of the affected structure is composed of which of the following tissue types?

During a routine physical examination, a 61-year-old man is found to have a 7-cm pulsatile mass deep in the abdomen, between the xiphoid and the umbilicus. He has a history of untreated hypertension. The endothelial lining of the affected structure is composed of which of the following tissue types?



(A)pseudostratified epithelium
(B) simple columnar epithelium
(C) Simple cuboidal epithelium
(D) Simple squamous epithelium
(E) Stratified columnar epithelium
(F) Stratified cuboidal epithelium
(G) Simple squamous epithelium

Answer: (D) Simple squamous epithelium


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