Multiple Choice
Refer to the figures below. Figure A shows a cross section through normal human skin.Figure B shows a cross section through skin of an individual with a disorder that disrupts linkages between proteins in desmosomes.This disorder causes severe blistering of the skin.What does this disorder indicate about the role of cell junctions in human skin?
A) Desmosomes regulate skin cell development.
B) Desmosomes maintain the continuity of skin tissue.
C) Desmosomes increase the migration of cells within skin tissue.
D) Desmosomes maintain internal structures within skin cells.
E) Desmosomes increase access of skin cells to extracellular fluids.
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