Assertion : Cell junctions are present in the epithelium and other tissues
Reason : Among cell junctions, adhering junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue

Answer: CSolution: All cells in epithelium are held together with little intercellular material. In nearly all animal tissues, specialised junctions provide both structural and functional links between its individual cells. Three types of cell junctions are found in the epithelium and the other tissues. These are called as tight, adhering and gap junctions. Adhering junctions perform cementing function to keep neighbouring cells together,