Dead Skin Cells Are Shed in Thin Sheets Because They

question 71

Multiple Choice

Dead skin cells are shed in thin sheets because they are held together by "spots" of proteoglycan reinforced by intermediate filaments. Such strong intercellular connections are called

• A) gap junctions.
• B) desmosomes.
• C) tight junctions.
• D) junctional complexes.
• E) intermediate junctions.

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