Which characteristic of epithelial tissues would you expect to find in a duct that is subject to a high degree of pressure (such as the male urethra)?
a) cuboidal shape
b) simple layering
c) pseudostratified layering
d) stratified layering

d) Stratified layering

Explanation:

The wall of the ducts is formed by a lining epithelium that forms a small tube with a central lumen.  The epithelium that forms the duct is initially of the simple cubic type. If the gland is small and the duct is short, it maintains this structure throughout its course, subjected to a high degree of pressure.

These ducts have from more complex glands the duct epithelium ends up becoming simple prismatic and may even become stratified. In this case, the tissues have stratified layering

fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

explanation:

the answer would be 3