GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of connective tissue forms the tendons and ligaments?
A
dense regular
B
fibrocartilage
C
dense irregular
D
areolar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dense connective tissue is what makes up tendons and ligaments and consist of a higher density of collagen fibers. Examples of specialized connective tissues are adipose tissue, cartilage, bone, blood, and lymph.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tendons, which attach skeletal muscles to bones and ligaments which attach one bone to another are examples of dense regular connective tissues in which collagen fibres are present in rows between many parallel bundles of fibres.

Detailed explanation-3: -This tissue is present around muscles and organs. Ligaments and tendons have dense regular tissue. Q.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tendons are dense connective tissues that connect muscle to bone. Tendons transmit forces generated by muscles to move joints.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dense regular connective tissue is found in tendons and ligaments. Dense irregular connective tissue (Figure 5) is composed of haphazardly arranged, densely packed collagen bundles with many purple stained fibroblasts present. Collagen and elastic fibers spread in many directions, providing increased elasticity.

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