Dead Skin Cells Are Shed in Thin Sheets Because They

question 119

Multiple Choice

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

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

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