Multiple choice

Which of the following intercellular junctions help to adhere epithelial cells to basement membrane?

  1. Hemidesmosomes

  2. Desmosomes

  3. Tight junctions

  4. All of these

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Explanation

Hemidesmosomes are asymmetrical and are found in epithelial cells connecting the basal face of the cell to basal lamina.