Gap junctions

Question 1

—places where cells attach other cells of cells attach to the extracellular
matrix

Answer 1

Cell junctions

Question 2

Cell junctions contain a variety of

Answer 2

cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) – membrane-spanning proteins that allow attachment to other cells

Question 3

communicating junctions

Answer 3

Gap junctions

Question 4

occluding junctions

Answer 4

tight junction

Question 5

Regulate paracellular transport pathway – Two types of cell-cell junctions that contain cadherins
▪ Adherens junctions
▪ Desmosomes – Cell-matrix junctions that contain integrins
▪ Hemidesmosomes
▪ Focal adhesion

Answer 5

anchoring junctions

Question 6

anchoring junctions

Answer 6

Regulate paracellular transport pathway – Two types of cell-cell junctions that contain cadherins
▪ Adherens junctions
▪ Desmosomes – Cell-matrix junctions that contain integrins
▪ Hemidesmosomes
▪ Focal adhesion

Question 7

2 types of anchoring junstions

Answer 7

desmosomes, hemidesmosome

Question 8

adherins junstions

Answer 8

desmosome

Question 9

focal adhesions

Answer 9

hemidesmosomes

Question 10

Connexons

Answer 10

embedded proteins

Question 11

permit
the free diffusion of
ions and small
molecules between
two cells
made up of proteins called connexons

Answer 11

gap junctions

Question 12

attach a cell
to extracellular structures, such
as the protein fibers in the
basement membrane

Answer 12

hemidesmosomes

Question 13

Things dont pass easily though this,
prevent things from entering from the edges of the cells. (paracellular pathways)Preve

Answer 13

tight junctions

Question 14

allow for attachment. Examples of transmembrane proteins. Pass through membrane and are found on both surfaces

Answer 14

cell adhesion molecules