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This is incorrect. Tight junctions are involved in maintaining and providing a barrier between various compartments of the body which restricts the diffusion of molecules between different compartments.
10004314
d
Tight junctions
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This is correct. Desmosomes are intercellular junctions which provide strong adhesions between adjacent cells in the stratum spinosum.
10004311
a
Desmosomes
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This is incorrect. Fascia adherens play an important role in the cardiac muscle where they anchor cells together by linking the cell membrane to the actin cytoskeleton.
10004315
e
Fascia adherens
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This is incorrect. Gap junctions are channels that directly connect the cytoplasm of two cells whilst allowing direct cell-cell transfer of molecules. Desmosomes are important for anchoring the cytoskeletons of adjacent cells in the stratum spinosum.
10004313
c
Gap junctions
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This is incorrect. Actin plays a role in muscle contraction, cell movement and maintaining cell shape. Actin does not link adjacent cells together.
10004312
b
Actin
Concept
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2693
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Anatomy of the skin
Topic
144
Dermatology
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The stratum spinosum is a layer within the epidermis.

What links the cytoskeletons of adjacent cells in the stratum spinosum?
a