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Why are adhering junctions common in tissues subject to constant abrasion or stretching, such as skin?
 
  a. These cells need to communicate by allowing cytoplasm to flow between adjacent cells.
  b. The cells in these tissues require strong cell-to-cell junctions to hold them together.
  c. Adhering junctions prevent harsh enzymes from flowing between adjacent cells.
  d. These tissues do not have basement membranes.
  e. Adhering junctions allow production of a protective cuticle.

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Peptic ulcers are caused by damage to the wall of the stomach by the acids that help digest food. This can be caused
  by the failure of ____.
 
  a. tight junctions
  b. adhering junctions
  c. gap junctions
  d. plasmodesmata
  e. adhering and gap junctions
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