EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
EPITHELIA GLANDS
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Question
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Nutrients and ions can pass directly from cell to cell through special membrane junctions known as ____
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desmosomes
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gap junctions
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inclusions
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microvilli
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tight junctions
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Functionally, gap junctions in animal cells are a lot like plasmodesmata in plant cells: they are channels between neighboring cells that allow for the transport of ions, water, and other substances 3.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gap junctions are channels between adjacent cells that allow for transporting ions, nutrients, and other substances that enable cells to communicate. Gap junctions are particularly important in cardiac muscle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gap junctions are specialized connections that form a narrow pore between adjacent cells. These pores permit small molecules and ions to move from one cell to another.
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