Which connective tissue cell possesses a large, euchromatic, irregular (ovoid) nucleus?

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


ANS: D
All of the cell types in this question have small, round nuclei, except for fibroblasts, which pos-sess spindle-shaped nuclei.

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