KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 21 · KROK (Dentistry)
There is a large amount of effusion in the pericardial cavity of a patient with exudative pericarditis. What cells cause such a phenomenon when their functional activity is disrupted?
- A. Mesotheliocytes
- B. Cardiac conduction cells
- C. Endotheliocytes
- D. Working cardiac myocytes
- E. Fibroblasts
Hint
Ask which cells line the serous membranes and normally produce and resorb the fluid in the pericardial cavity.
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