KROK 1 2007 – Question 36 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
Examination of a 43 y.o. patient revealed that his stomach has difficulties with digestion of protein food. Gastric juice analysis revealed low acidity. Function of which gastric cells is disturbed in this case?
- A. Parietal exocrinocytes
- B. Main exocrinocytes
- C. Endocrinous cells
- D. Mucous cells (mucocytes)
- E. Cervical mucocytes
Hint
Consider which gland cell of the stomach, rich in mitochondria and with intracellular canaliculi, makes the acid that activates pepsinogen and prepares proteins for digestion.
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