Which of the following statements is correct about the type of junction and their role in our body?
- Adhering junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other.
- Tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.
- Tight junctions help to perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together.
- Gap junctions help to create gap between the cells and tissues.
Answer
(2) Tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.
Solution
Tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue. So (2) is correct.
Adhering junctions perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together, so (1) and (3) are wrong.
Gap junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other by connecting the cytoplasm of adjoining cells for rapid transfer of ions, small molecules and sometimes big molecules; they do not create gaps, so (4) is wrong.
Answer: (2)