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What Are Cell Junctions

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The cell junctions called tight, adhering and gap junctions are found in:

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Neural tissue

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Muscular tissue

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Connective tissue

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Epithelial tissue

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Solution

The correct option is D Epithelial tissue
The cell junctions called tight, adhering and gap junctions are found in the epithelial cell.

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Q. The cell junctions called tight, adhering and gap junctions are found in

The cell junctions namely tight, adhering and gap junctions are found in ______________.

Q. Read the following statements and choose the correct answer.

I. Gap junctions cement adjacent cells together.
II. Areolar tissue contains fibroblasts, macrophages and mast cells.
III. Tight junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other.
IV. Adhering junctions help to stop substances from leaking across tissues.
V. Cells of connective tissue except blood secrete fibers of structural proteins called elastin.

Q. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
I. Tight junctions, gap junctions and adherens junctions are different types of cell junctions.
II. They are located in connective tissue, epithelial tissue, neural tissue and muscular tissue.

Q. Assertion :Cell junctions are present in the epithelium and other tissues. Reason: Among cell junctions, adhering junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.

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