If Contents of the Intestines Can Leak into the Blood

question 29

Multiple Choice

If contents of the intestines can leak into the blood then ______ must have been damaged.

• A)focal adhesions
• B)tight junctions
• C)desmosomes
• D)gap junctions
• E)hemidesmosomes

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Definitions:

Spermatozoon

A mature male gamete or reproductive cell capable of fertilizing an egg in sexual reproduction.

Spermicide

A contraceptive substance that destroys sperm, used alone or with other forms of birth control to prevent pregnancy.

Seminiferous Tubules

Narrow, coiled tubules within the testes where spermatogenesis, the production of sperm cells, occurs.

Spermatozoa

Male reproductive cells, or sperm, responsible for fertilizing the female ovum.