These types of cell junctions anchor adjacent cells together and resist their separation during contractile activities.
A)tight junctions and hemidesmosomes
B)gap junctions and tight junctions
C)adherens junctions and desmosomes
D)desmosomes and gap junctions
E)hemidesmosome and tight junctions

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Adherens junctions and desmosomes are both types of cell junctions that anchor adjacent cells together and resist their separation during contractile activities. Adherens junctions utilize the protein cadherin to bind adjacent cells together, while desmosomes utilize intermediate filaments. Tight junctions and hemidesmosomes do not provide significant anchoring of adjacent cells together. Gap junctions allow for communication and exchange of small molecules between adjacent cells but do not anchor them together. Hemidesmosome and tight junctions anchor cells to the extracellular matrix and control paracellular transport respectively, but do not anchor adjacent cells together.

These Types of Cell Junctions Anchor Adjacent Cells Together and Resist