Key term for Edexcel GCSE Biology, used in Exchange Surfaces.
The specific type of tissue forming the one-cell-thick walls of the alveoli and capillaries, specialized to provide a short diffusion pathway.
Squamous epithelium appears in Edexcel GCSE Biology revision content for Exchange and Transport in Animals, especially Exchange Surfaces and Fick's Law.
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