Liver, Gallbladder, & Pancreas

Question 11 - Single Best Answer

A patient comes in for an HIV antibody test. She has multiple risk factors (unprotected sexual intercourse, sharing needles with intravenous drug abusers, etc.) for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. You suggest she get tested for hepatitis B because of her risk and you tell her that this is a viral illness causing inflammation of the liver. You are especially concerned because her liver enzymes are abnormal, she is jaundiced (has a yellow-green hue in her skin and sclerae), and her liver size is increased on physical exam. Which organelle is prominent in a cell making enzymes or any other type of protein?

A) Golgi apparatus

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This is involved in sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins.

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