Asbestos Is a Material That Was Once Used Extensively in Construction

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Asbestos is a material that was once used extensively in construction. One risk from working in a building that contains asbestos is the development of asbestosis caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Cells will take up asbestos by phagocytosis, but are not able to degrade it. As a result, asbestos fibers accumulate in ________.

• A) the Golgi apparatus
• B) nuclei
• C) peroxisomes
• D) lysosomes

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