Tight Junctions

question 53

Multiple Choice

Tight junctions

• A) prevent passage of materials between epithelial cells.
• B) force materials to pass through cells.
• C) are commonly found in digestive tract linings.
• D) all of these answers.
• E) none of these answers.

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Definitions:

Basic Goals

Fundamental objectives or aims that an individual or organization strives to achieve.

Perceived Threat

An individual's subjective assessment of the potential harm or danger that a specific situation or action may cause.

Extreme Inertia

The tendency of an object or an entity to resist any change in its state of motion or rest, greatly magnified in intensity or effect.

Institutionalize

To establish a norm, practice, or procedure as a convention or standard within an organization or society.