KROK 1 2021 – Question 70 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
Microslide of an animal retina shows numerous phagosomes in the cells of its outer pigment layer. What function of pigment cells is the most evident in this case?
- A. Activating function
- B. Regenerative function
- C. Protective function
- D. Sensitivity
- E. Permeability
Hint
Phagosomes in retinal pigment cells show that they engulf material shed by neighbouring photoreceptors; consider which general function of such engulfing, light-absorbing cells this represents.
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