The cells lining the blood vessels belong to the category of

(A)smooth muscle tissue
(B)squamous epithelium
(C)columnar epithelium
(D)connective tissue

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Basically, each artery and vein consists of three layers: an inner lining of squamous endothelium, the **tunica intima**, a middle layer of smooth muscle and elastic fibres, the **tunica media**, and an external layer of fibrous connective tissue with collagen fibres, the **tunica externa**.

Chapter: Body Fluids and Circulation
Section: 15.4 DOUBLE CIRCULATION
Page: 8
Words matched: 44 of 44

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3333, emb=1.0, combined=0.7333). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that blood vessels have 'an inner lining of squamous endothelium,' which directly identifies the cells lining blood vessels as squamous epithelium, matching option B.

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