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What most accurately describes the consequences of loosening the tight junctions between animal epithelial?
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∙ 11y ago
Leakage of ions and molecules between the inside and outside of the epithelial layer would become more likely.
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What are ten different cell parts in a human epithelial cell?
The cell parts of an epithelial cell include; apical and basal regions and a basement membrane (basal lamina). Epithelial cells are held together by desmosomes, adherens, tight junctions and gap junctions.
What prevents fluid from seeping between epithelial cells?
Tight Junctions
What type of junction will hold epithelial tissue?
Epithelial cells are bound together in sheets of tissue called epithelia. These sheets are held together through several types of interactions, including tight junctions, adherens, desmosomes, and gap junctions.
What types of cell junctions connect cells within tissues?
The apical surface does not have any cell junctions because it is a free surface exposed to things that are not epithelial cells. The lateral surfaces of an epithelial cell, which face the adjacent cells on either side contain tight junctions, adherens junctions, desmosomes and/or gap junctions. The basal surface of an epithelial cell adhere to extracellular materials like the basement membrane. Hemidesmosomes anchor the epithelium to the basement membrane in the basal surface.
What is an adherens junction?
An adherens junction is a protein complex which occurs at cell-cell junctions in epithelial tissues.
Epithelial tissue that can stretch or is subjected to stress would have many tight junctions?
transitional epithelium
What will happen in certain tissues without tight junctions?
Without tight junctions in certain tissues, there would be a large amount of molecules freely flowing around the epithelial tissue. These junctions keep the cells in there safe from flowing through the epithelium.
Which type of membrane junction is an example of a tight junction?
Junctions among epithelial cells lining the digestive tract.
What type of membrane junction is a example of tight junction?
Junctions among epithelial cells lining the digestive tract.
What are the characteristics of the epidermis?
The characteristics of the epidermis help it in playing its role. It has a thick protective layer and it also has tight junctions within the epithelial cells.
Why is an epithelial cell the right cell for its job?
Epithelial cells form a monolayer with closely placed cells with tight junctions between that make them either impervious OR semi-permiable depending on the tissue. Hence, their design is ideally suited for ther function.
What is the dominant component of epithelial tissue?
Epithelial cell tissues have the endings of neurons within them which allow the perception of external stimulus. Epithelium tissue is also held tightly together by desmosomes, hemidesmosomes, and tight junctions which help cells to withstand mechanical stress. Some epithelial cells have cilia which help in moving things along, such as in the fallopian tubes.
