KROK 1 2020 – Question 149 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
An electronic microphotograph shows a fragment of the proper gastric gland. In the photograph there is a large irregular rounded cell with numerous intracellular canaliculi and mitochondria. Name this type of cell:
- A. Parietal cell
- B. Undifferentiated cell
- C. Foveolar cell
- D. Chief cell
- E. Endocrine cell
Hint
Relate the intracellular canaliculi and the abundance of mitochondria to the energy-demanding secretion produced by one cell type of the gastric glands.
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