KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 112 · KROK (Dentistry)

A preparation of endocrine gland demonstrates cortical and medullary substances divided with connective tissue layer. In the cortical substance parenchyma cells make up three zones: they form rounded clusters in the superficial zone, parallel strands in the middle one, and in the deep zone cell strands form net-like structure. What gland is it?

  1. A. Adrenal
  2. B. Thyroid
  3. C. Hypothalamus
  4. D. Epiphysis
  5. E. Hypophysis
Hint

Think of the endocrine gland whose cortex is classically divided into three zones named after the shape of their cell arrangements.

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