KROK 1 2014 – Question 172 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
There are cortical and medullary substances separated by connective tissue layer in the endocrine gland specimen. Parenchyma cells make up three zones in cortical substance, with rounded masses in the superficial zone, parallel chords in the middle one, reticular structure of cell chords in the deep one. What gland is it?
- A. Hypothalamus
- B. Thyroid gland
- C. Adrenal gland
- D. Epiphysis
- E. Pituitary gland
Hint
Think about which endocrine organ has a cortex divided into three differently arranged zones surrounding a separate medulla.
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