Multiple Choice
The tightest attachment between a cell and its extracellular matrix is seen at the site where an epithelial cell is attached to the underlying basement membrane. The specialized adhesive structure found at such a site is called a(n) ________.
A) tight junction
B) spot desmosome
C) plasmodesma
D) hemidesmosome
E) gap junction
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