Found in tendons and ligaments. Has great tensile strength and function is to attach bones to bones or muscle to bones.

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Elastic cartilage
B	Hyaline cartilage
C	Fibrocartilage
D	Dense connective tissue

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Ligaments are dense connective tissue that connect bone to bone and provide stabilization to a joint. Though ligaments are functionally different from tendons as they connect bone to bone, they are structurally similar.

Detailed explanation-2: -A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Epitenon: Thin layer of connective tissue that surrounds the entire tendon. Paratenon: Loose layer of connective tissue that lets the tendon move against the epitenon and other tissues that the tendon touches. Located outside the epitenon. Sharpey fibers: Collagen fibers that attach the tendon to the bone.

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