NEET 2024
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2024
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Structural Organisation in Animals
NEET 2024 · Zoology · Structural Organisation in Animals
Which of the following statements is correct about the type of...
Which of the following statements is correct about the type of junction and their role in our body?
Options
- AAdhering junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other.
- BTight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.
- CTight junctions help to perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together.
- DGap junctions help to create gap between the cells and tissues.
Correct answer
B. Tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.
Step-by-step solution
The correct answer is option (2), because tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.
Options (1), (3) and (4) are incorrect because
- Adhering junctions perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together.
- 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.