KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 172 · KROK (Dentistry)

A 36-year-old patient underwent tooth extraction at a dental clinic. After two weeks the stratified squamous epithelium regenerated at this site. What organelles were involved in the restoration of the mucous membrane?

  1. A. Postlysosomes
  2. B. Mitochondria
  3. C. Smooth EPR
  4. D. Centrosomes
  5. E. Ribosomes
Hint

Regeneration of an epithelium requires dividing cells to build large amounts of new structural protein, so ask which organelles carry out protein synthesis.

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