Question

In the intestine, ________ ensure(s) that most digested nutrients pass through the epithelial cells and not between them.

Answer 1

The answer is Tight junctions

Answer 2

Tight junction

Step-by-step explanation:

Tight junctions have the ability to seal or prohibit epithelial cells in the adjacent areas from passing molecules and ions through the inter cellular space.

The tight junctions consists of a network of proteins and claudins.

Claudins are also a set of proteins that expresses in epithelia and endothelia They also for paracellular barriers which are significant of tight junctions.