Cells with many lipid droplets are present in the:
a. Anterior pituitary gland
b. Cortex of the adrenal gland
c. Islets of Langerhans
d. Parathyroid gland
e. Thyroid gland
ANS: B
Lipid droplets of adrenal cortical cells store cholesterol, from which steroid hormones are synthe-sized.
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