NEET 2009 Biology question

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

(1)Connective tissue
(2)Epithelial tissueCorrect
(3)Neural tissue
(4)Muscular tissue

Answer: (2)

Solution

In epithelial tissue the cells are compactly packed and are held together by three kinds of cell junctions: tight junctions (prevent leakage of substances across the tissue), adhering junctions (cement neighbouring cells) and gap junctions (facilitate communication by

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