GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL ORGANELLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This organelle is responsible for making lipids and detoxifying the body.
A
rough edoplasmic reticulum
B
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
C
Golgi bodies
D
ribosome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER) synthesizes lipids and detoxifies harmful substances.

Detailed explanation-2: -The smooth endoplasmic reticulum functions in many metabolic processes. It synthesizes lipids, phospholipids as in plasma membranes, and steroids. Cells that secrete these products, such as cells of the testes, ovaries, and skin oil glands, have an excess of smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

Detailed explanation-3: -Liver cells of some vertebrates have smooth endoplasmic reticulum which helps in detoxifying certain drugs and poison from the body.

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