Indicate whether each of the following descriptions better applies to connective (C) or epithelial (E) tissues. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters C and E only, e.g. EEEE.
( ) Cells are usually distributed sparsely in the extracellular matrix.
( ) Gap junctions are rarely found.
( ) Direct cell-cell attachments are common.
( ) Cells are tightly associated into sheets.

Question

Indicate whether each of the following descriptions better applies to connective (C) or epithelial (E) tissues. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters C and E only, e.g. EEEE.
( )	Cells are usually distributed sparsely in the extracellular matrix.
( )	Gap junctions are rarely found.
( )	Direct cell-cell attachments are common.
( )	Cells are tightly associated into sheets.

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Direct cell-cell attachments are rare in connective tissue compared to epithelial tissue. Cell-matrix attachments are instead dominant in connective tissues.

Indicate Whether Each of the Following Descriptions Better Applies to Connective