KROK 1 2020 – Question 135 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
An electronic microphotograph shows a fragment of the renal corpuscle. In the photograph there is a large epithelial cell with numerous appendages. The appendages are attached to the basement membrane of the capillaries. What type of cell is it?
- A. Endothelial cell
- B. Podocyte
- C. Mesangial cell
- D. Smooth muscle cell
- E. Juxtavascular cell
Hint
Decide which layer of the glomerular filter is epithelial rather than vascular or connective tissue, and on which side of the basement membrane its cell body lies.
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