Which connective tissue cell possesses a dark-staining, round nucleus, a large, basophilic cyto-plasm, and an abundant Golgi apparatus?

a. Brown fat cell
b. Fibroblast
c. Lymphocyte
d. Macrophage
e. Plasma cell


ANS: E
The cytoplasm of plasma cells, with extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi stacks, is specialized for the secretion of immunoglobulin molecules.

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