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Epithelial Tissue Characteristics
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Epithelial Tissue Characteristics

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Which type of junctions are recognized as occluding, anchoring or adherence, and communicating in epithelial tissue?

  • Basal junctions
  • Cell junctions (correct)
  • Cell adhesion molecules
  • Extracellular matrix junctions
  • Where do epithelial cells receive nourishment from?

  • Basement membrane
  • Lumen
  • Extracellular matrix
  • Highly vascular area of loose connective tissue (correct)
  • What type of tissue is epithelium in terms of blood supply?

  • Avascular (correct)
  • Moderately vascular
  • Highly vascular
  • Intermittently vascular
  • What type of polarity do epithelial cells display?

    <p>Apical, lateral, and basal surfaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two main adhesion types distinguished in epithelial tissue?

    <p>Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) and specialized areas of the cell membrane incorporated into cell junctions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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