Question
Biology Question on Structural Organisation of Animals and plants
Desmosomes are found in
A
epithelial tissue
B
muscular tissue
C
nervous tissue
D
all of these
Answer
epithelial tissue
Explanation
Solution
Desmosomes are junctional complexes in which adjacent membranes possess discshaped thickenings of about 0.5 ?? diameter, a number of tonofibrils and transmembrane linkers embedded in dense intercellular material. Desmosomes function as spot welds and are hence called spot desmosomes. They occur in epithelia.