Tight junctions connect adjacent cell membranes closely together without allowing fluid to pass between cells. Gap junctions allow direct contact between cell cytoplasms through tunnels formed by contacting cell membranes. Plasmodesmata are intercellular junctions in plants that perforate cell walls, allowing for the passage of water and solutes between plant cells. Desmosomes firmly anchor sheets of cells together through rivet-like connections.
Tight junctions connect adjacent cell membranes closely together without allowing fluid to pass between cells. Gap junctions allow direct contact between cell cytoplasms through tunnels formed by contacting cell membranes. Plasmodesmata are intercellular junctions in plants that perforate cell walls, allowing for the passage of water and solutes between plant cells. Desmosomes firmly anchor sheets of cells together through rivet-like connections.
Tight junctions connect adjacent cell membranes closely together without allowing fluid to pass between cells. Gap junctions allow direct contact between cell cytoplasms through tunnels formed by contacting cell membranes. Plasmodesmata are intercellular junctions in plants that perforate cell walls, allowing for the passage of water and solutes between plant cells. Desmosomes firmly anchor sheets of cells together through rivet-like connections.
Standards: 2.B.1: c1-2, 2.B.3: a-c, 3.D.2: a, 4.A.2: a, b1-2, c1, d1-3, e, f, g1-3, 4.B.2: a1 There are four types of cellular junctions. The first of which is the tight junction. This is where the two membranes get really close together. The cells all most appear to be in contact, however, but they're not. Compare that to the gap junction where a tunnel is created out of the contacting cells membranes, and they cytoplasm is in contact of the cells. Plasmodesmata is the name for the intercellular junctions of plants. Perforations also exist in the cell walls of plants to allow water and solute to pass. Desmosomes are sheets of cells that are anchored and riveted.