KROK 1 2021 – Question 122 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
A man has undergone corneal transplantation. What characteristics of corneal structure allow hoping for its retention rather than rejection?
- A. Presence of connective tissue
- B. Presence of non-stratified squamous epithelium
- C. Excessive innervation
- D. Absence of blood vessels and typical lymphatic vessels
- E. Presence of stratified anterior epithelium
Hint
Immune privilege of a tissue depends on how antigens and immune cells reach it or leave it; think about its blood and lymph supply.
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