KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 164 · KROK (Dentistry)
Loose fibrous connective tissue of salivary glands contains oval average-sized cells which synthesize antibodies. The cells have round eccentric nucleus and "spoke-wheel" chromatin pattern made by small clumps of chromatin. What are these cells called?
- A. Macrophages
- B. Adipocytes
- C. Neutrophils
- D. Fibroblasts
- E. Plasma cells
Hint
Combine the two clues: the cells secrete immunoglobulins, and their eccentric nucleus has a 'cartwheel' chromatin pattern.
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