The Blood-Brain Barrier Consists of

question 58

Multiple Choice

The blood-brain barrier consists of

• A) capillaries whose cells are firmly attached by overlapping tight junctions surrounded by astrocytes.
• B) a sheet of muscle tissue that separates the brain from the skull.
• C) aligned blood cells.
• D) capillaries joined by desmosomes that are closer together than they are elsewhere.

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