KROK 1 2011 – Question 176 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology

Ultramicroscopical examination of "dark"hepatocyte population in the cell cytoplasm detected a developed granular endoplasmic reticulum. What function has this organella in these cells?

  1. A. Calcium ion depositing
  2. B. Synthesis of blood plasma proteins
  3. C. Deintoxicative function
  4. D. Carbohydrate synthesis
  5. E. Bile production
Hint

Ask what product the ribosomes attached to the membranes of this organelle manufacture, and whether that product stays in the cell or is exported.

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