Cell Junctions

Look at the images on page 66 of your text. What is another name for "anchoring junctions"?

• desmosomes

• plasmodesmata

• connexons

Cells that form sheets that hold liquid have tight junctions, so that there is no leakage between the cells.  Which organ would NOT have a lot of tight junctions?

• small intestine

• muscle

• urinary bladder

Anchoring junctions (also called desmosomes) aren't leak-proof, but they resist the results of a lot of 

• friction

• cell division

• radiation

Gap junctions make it possible for cells to ____________each other

• destroy

• reproduce with 

• communicate with

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