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Alja [10]
3 years ago
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Asbestos is a material that was once used extensively in construction. One risk from working in a building that contains asbesto

s is the development of asbestosis caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Cells will take up asbestos by phagocytosis, but are not able to degrade it. As a result, asbestos fibers accumulate in:
a. cytoplasm
b. lysosomes
c. golgi
d. ER
Biology
1 answer:
natima [27]3 years ago
5 0

Asbestos fiber accumulate in the <em>lysosomes. </em>

Option: (b)

<u>Explanation: </u>

Asbestos is a natural group of minerals and it is composed of thin and needle-like fibers. An asbestos causes several diseases like cancers and so on, including asbestosis and mesothelioma.  

Although asbestos extend and fireproofs materials, this materials are banned in ‘many countries’. But asbestos are not banned in the United States.

Lysosomes are important part of the ‘endomembrane system’ because lysosomes are formed from the ‘endoplasmic reticulum’ and these products are synthesized and processed by the ‘Golgi’.

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