KROK 1 2009 – Question 3 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
An electronic microphotograph shows a macrophagic cell with erythrocytes at different stages of differentiation located along its processes. This is the cell of the following organ:
- A. Lymph node
- B. Tonsil
- C. Spleen
- D. Red bone marrow
- E. Thymus
Hint
Consider where developing red cells are produced after birth and which macrophage-centred niche supports them.
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