MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

EPITHELIA GLANDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is NOT a type of connective tissue?
A
Dense connective tissue
B
Areolar tissue
C
Compact bone
D
Smooth muscle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Smooth muscle is NOT connective tissue as it is muscle tissue. Smooth muscles are those that are not striated and have an involuntary function. This is why they are present in the linings of the visceral organs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heart muscle is a type of muscular tissue and not connective tissue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Muscle tissue is one of the four types of tissues beside connective, epithelial and nervous tissue. And it is not a connective tissue.

Detailed explanation-4: -Smooth muscle fibers are spindle-shaped (wide in the middle and tapered at both ends, somewhat like a football) and have a single nucleus; they range from about 30 to 200 m (thousands of times shorter than skeletal muscle fibers), and they produce their own connective tissue, endomysium.

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