Beta Cells in the Pancreas Produce and Secrete the Protein

question 79

Multiple Choice

Beta cells in the pancreas produce and secrete the protein hormone insulin. You would expect to see a relatively large amount of which organelles in these cells?

• A) Golgi apparatus, rough endoplasmic reticulum
• B) mitochondria, and cilia
• C) smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and lysosomes
• D) cytoskeleton, and peroxisomes

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Definitions:

Retrieval

The process of getting information out of memory storage.

Memory

The persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information.

Echoic Memory

A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds.

Iconic Memory

A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second.