Which of the Following Would Apply to the Description of a Thyroid

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would apply to the description of a thyroid follicle?

• A)walls contain a single layer of parafollicular cells
• B)center is called the isthmus
• C)stores thyroid hormone
• D)small capillary networks
• E)spheres with walls of a single layer of cuboidal epithelial cells

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