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What is the main function of squamous epithelium in the alveoli?
Oxygen diffusion
Which type of connective tissue cell is characterized by elongated contractile cells and moderate amount of ECM?
Smooth muscle cells
What is the characteristic feature of nervous cells?
Elongated shape
What is the main function of stratified squamous epithelium in the esophagus?
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What is the role of adherent junctions in epithelial cells?
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How is cell adhesion mediated at adherent junctions?
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What is the role of catenins at adherent junctions?
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Which cytoskeletal feature do the actin filaments linked to adherens junctions form part of?
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What are the four basic tissue types in the human body?
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Which cells are responsible for the organ's specialized functions?
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What is the composition of the basal lamina?
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What is the primary function of epithelial tissues?
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