KROK 1 2021 – Question 7 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
A man with acute rhinitis has dry and hyperemic nasal mucosa. What cells of superficial mucosal epithelium normally provide its moisturizing?
- A. Goblet cells
- B. Brush cells
- C. Endocrine cells
- D. Short basal cells
- E. Tall and short basal cells
Hint
A dry mucosa suggests deficient secretion; consider which cell type of the respiratory epithelium is responsible for producing the secretion that keeps the surface wet.
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