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What are the cell junctions of muscular tissue?? Are they same as the cell junctions of epithilium tissue ??

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Cell junctions are a class of cellular structures consisting of multiprotein complexes that provide contact or adhesion between neighboring cells or between a cell and the extracellular matrix in animals. yess they are same

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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.

Q. How many types of cell junctions are found in the tissue?

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Which of the following statements about cell junctions are correct?
(i) All the cells of the epithelium are held together with little intercellular materials
(ii) In almost all animal tissues specialised junctions provide both structural and functional link between its individual cells
(iii) Tight junctions prevent substances from leaking across a tissue
(iv) Adhering junctions provide cementing to keep neighbouring cells together.
(v) Gap junctions provide cytoplasmic channels between cells for passage of ions, small molecules and sometimes big molecules.

Q. In which one of the following tissue types are you likely to come across cell junctions most frequently?

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