KROK 1 2019 – Question 41 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
Some diseases of large intestine lead to the changes in the quantitative ratio between mucosal epithelial cells. What cell types are normally predominant in the cryptal epithelium of the large intestine?
- A. Cells with acidophilic granules
- B. Ciliated columnar epithelial cells
- C. Endocrine cells
- D. Poorly differentiated cells
- E. Goblet cells
Hint
Consider what the lining of the large intestine needs most as the feces become drier, and which cell type provides it.
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