Multiple Choice
Intermediate filaments help protect animal cells from mechanical stress because filaments
A) directly extend from the interior of the cell to the extracellular space and into the next cell, linking one cell to the next, helping to distribute locally applied forces.
B) in each cell are indirectly connected to the filaments of a neighboring cell through the desmosome, creating a continuous mechanical link between cells.
C) remain independent of other cytoskeletal elements and keep the mechanical stress away from other cellular components.
D) make up the desmosome junctions that connect cells; these junctions are more important than the internal network of filaments for protecting cells against mechanical stress.
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