Given that hepatocytes carry out much of the lipid synthesis of the body, including the manufacture of cholesterol and phospholipids, what organelle would you expect to be particularly abundant in these cells?

A. Mitochondria
B. Lysosomes
C. Golgi apparatus
D. Ribosomes
E. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum


E. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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Describe how vasopressin helps regulate blood pressure

What will be an ideal response?

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The source of calcium in smooth muscle is the ____________________

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Filtration is a non-selective, passive process in which water and solutes are forced through a membrane by hydrostatic pressure. The following property limits movement of some solutes

A) hydrophilic or hydrophobic nature of solutes B) tonicity of the solution being filtered C) temperature of the fluid D) size of the membrane pores

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