differentiate between tight, adhering and gap junctions... pls help!!! no spamming
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Tight junctions (blue dots) between cells are connected areas of the plasma membrane that stitch cells together. Adherens junctions (red dots) join the actin filaments of neighboring cells together. ... Gap junctions (yellow) are clusters of channels that form tunnels of aqueous connectivity between cells.
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In some tissues, like that of epithelia, the plasma membrane of adjacent cells are pressed together. Four kinds of such junctions are present in vertebrates as follows:
Tight junctions seal adjacent epithelial cells in a narrow band just beneath the apical surface (e.g., epithelia of the human lung).
Adherens junctions provide strong mechanical attachments between adjacent cells. They hold epithelial cells together.
Gap junctions are intracellular channels, which permit the free passage of the ions and the small molecules (e.g., the action potential in cardiac muscle flows from cell to cell through the heart providing the rhythmic contraction of the heartbeat.
Desmosomes are localized patches that hold two cells tightly together. (e.g., skin epithelia).
Thus, the correct answer is the option (C) - 'Epithelial tissue'.
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