Referring to Figure 10.17 if necessary, identify which type of cell-cell interaction is most likely to force the products of digestion to be absorbed across microvilli of intestinal cells rather than allowing them to leak between cells

A. gap junctions
B. tight junctions
C. plasmodesmata
D. hemidesmosomes
E. desmosomes


B

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