Which of the following adherens junction allows joining of epithelial cell membrane to basement membrane?

Desmosome

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Hemidesmosome

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Zonula adherens

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Macula adherens

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Solution

The correct option is A Hemidesmosome
Hemidesmosomes are structure that are similar to desmosomes in structure but attaches epithelial cells to basement lamina to each other . Pemphigoid is an auto-immune disease in which the patient develops the antibody against the proteins of hemidesmosomes thereby, causing severe blistering of epithelia.

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Column I	Column II
A. Tight junctions	i. Cement neighbouring cells together to form a sheet
B. Adhering junctions	ii. Extracellular matrix supporting the epithelial cells
C. Gap junction	iii. Establish a barrier to prevent leakage of fluid across epithelial cells
D. Basement membrane	iv. Cytoplasmic channels to facilitate to communication between adjacent cells

(a) Name the different types of epithelial tissues?

(b) What is basement membrane?

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