The tightest attachment between a cell and its extracellular matrix is seen at the site where an epithelial cell is attached to the underlying basement membrane. The specialized adhesive structure found at such a site is called a(n)________.
A)tight junction
B)spot desmosome
C)plasmodesma
D)hemidesmosome
E)gap junction

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The specialized adhesive structure found at the site where an epithelial cell is attached to the underlying basement membrane is called a hemidesmosome.

The Tightest Attachment Between a Cell and Its Extracellular Matrix