Common symptoms include: 1  Pain or tenderness in your face, jaw joint area, neck and shoulders, and in or around the ear when you chew, speak, or open your mouth wide. 2  Problems when you try to open your mouth wide. 3  Jaws that get stuck or lock in the open-or closed-mouth position.
Fimbriae: 1  Structure: Similar to pili, but shorter and more abundant on the cell surface. 2  Function: Adhesion of cells to surface and formation of pellicles (biofilms) containing thin sheets of cells on a liquid surface.
What is the function of the intermediate filament?   Perhaps the most  important function of intermediate filaments is to provide  mechanical support for the plasma membrane where it comes into  contact with other cells â¦ or with the extracellular matrix.Unlike  microfilaments and microtubules, intermediate filaments do not  participate in cell motility. Perhaps the most  important function of intermediate filaments is to provide  mechanical support for the plasma membrane where it comes into  contact with other cells â¦ or with the extracellular matrix.