Select all of the properties of tight junctions Question 24

Select all of the properties of tight junctions. Question 24 options:

1) Lcated at the basal end

2) Prevent paracellular diffusion

3) Enhance diffusion of solutes into a cell

4) Located at the apical end

5) Join adjacent epithelial cells

Solution

Answer

1). Located at the basal end

2) Prevent paracellular diffusion

4) Located at the apical end

5) Join adjacent epithelial cells

Explanation

Tight junctions prevent solute diffusion into the cell