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Important Questions on Animal Tissue

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In which one of the following preparations are you likely to come across cell junctions most frequently?
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_____ cell junction is mediated by integrin.

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The cell junction specialized for rapid transfer of ions and molecules is
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In smooth and cardiac muscles, cell junctions are represented by which of the following?
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Read the following four statements (A-D) :-

a. Tight junction helps connecting the cytoplasm and adjoining cells.

b. Adhering junction helps to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.

c. Gap function keeps neighbouring cells together.

d. Ions & small molecules and rarely large molecules quickly transports through gap junction.

How many of the above statements are incorrect?
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Prevention of substances from leaking across the tissue is provided by:
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Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the bracket.

Desmosomes are the dense plaque-like structure on the cytoplasmic side of each _____ from which microfilaments extend to the cytoplasm. (cell wall, plasma membrane, nuclear membrane)

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Read the following statements and choose the correct answer.
I. Gap junctions cement adjacent cells together.
II. Areolar tissue contains fibroblasts, macrophages and mast cells.
III. Tight junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other.
IV. Adhering junctions help to stop substances from leaking across tissues.
V. Cells of connective tissue except blood secrete fibres of structural proteins called elastin.
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Which of the following help to stop substances from leaking across a 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 their 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.
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Which type of cell junction would be required for cells to communicate with one another?
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Which junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other by connecting the cytoplasm of adjoining cells, for rapid transfer of ions, small molecules and sometimes big molecules:-

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Gap junctions present in the epithelial tissues are responsible for exchange of material between cells. A special protein is required to perform this function. Find the protein.
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The cell junctions namely tight, adhering and gap junctions are found in
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The cell junctions that perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together is:
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Fill in the blank with the correct word given in the bracket.

_____ (Gap/Adherens) cell junction is mediated by integrin.

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Which of the following junctions help to stop-substances from leaking across a tissue?
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Consider the following three statements (A-C) and choose the correct option to fill the blanks:-

A) _______ helps to stop substance from leaking cross a tissue.

B) In all connective tissue except, _______ the cells secrete fibres.

C) ________ cells produce and secrete fibres in connective tissue.
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Blood brain barrier in adults have _____ junctions between cells.