KROK 1 2013 – Question 118 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
A specimen of a parenchymal organ shows poorly delineated hexagonal lobules surrounding a central vein, and the interlobular connective tissue contains embedded triads (an artery, a vein and an excretory duct). What organ is it?
- A. Pancreas
- B. Liver
- C. Thymus
- D. Spleen
- E. Thyroid
Hint
Look at the combination of a central vein inside each lobule and triads in the connective tissue between lobules, and think which parenchymal organ is built like that.
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