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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2020

An electronic microphotograph shows a fragment of the renal corpuscle. In the photograph there is a large epithelial cell’ with numerous appendages. The appendages are attached to the basement membrane of the capillaries. What type of cell is it?

Answer options

  1. juxta vascular cells
  2. Smooth muscle cell
  3. Mesangial cell
  4. Endothelial cell
  5. Podocyte
Correct answer

Podocyte

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