DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    Histamine is secreted by:

    A)  goblet cell     

    B)  nerve cell

    C)  Kupffer cell    

    D)  mast cell

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Heparin (an anticoagulant), histamine (vasodilator) and serotonin (a vasoconstrictor) are secreted by mast cells. These are also called mastocyte. These cells are associated with inflammatory allergic hypersensitivity reactions. Goblet cells or chalice cells are unicellular  glands. They secrete mucous and found in mucosa of intestine and stomach. Nerve cell or neuron is the structural and functional unit of nervous system. It is longest cell of the body. Kupffers cells are found in liver. They engulf the disease causing micro-organisms, dead cells and foreign matter.


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