Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781260159080
Author: Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 40, Problem 3PL
Most of the insulin-secreting ceils of a pancreas are
a. scattered evenly throughout the pancreatic islet.
b. near the periphery of the pancreatic islet.
c. near the central portion of the pancreatic islet.
d. among the exocrine cells of the pancreas.
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