Refer to the Figures Below

question 231

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figures below. Figure A shows a cross section through normal human skin.Figure B shows a cross section through skin of an individual with a disorder that disrupts linkages between proteins in desmosomes.This disorder causes severe blistering of the skin.What does this disorder indicate about the role of cell junctions in human skin?

• A) Desmosomes regulate skin cell development.
• B) Desmosomes maintain the continuity of skin tissue.
• C) Desmosomes increase the migration of cells within skin tissue.
• D) Desmosomes maintain internal structures within skin cells.
• E) Desmosomes increase access of skin cells to extracellular fluids.

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