NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Found in the vertebra this type of connective tissue contains many elastic (yellow) fibers
A
Hyaline
B
Elastic
C
Dense
D
Reticular
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Elastic fibres are found in the articular fibrous tissue of various joints, and in the fibrous perichondria of hyaline and fibrous cartilages. Within bones, elastic fibres are found in the outer fibrous layer of the periosteum, but not in the inner cellular (cambial) layer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fibrocartilage. Fibrocartilage is a tough and inflexible form of cartilage found in the knee and between vertebrae.

Detailed explanation-3: -Elastic cartilage tissue or yellow cartilage is the connective tissue that is found in body organs that do not bear body load, for example, the nose, ear, eustachian tube, and epiglottis. Elastic cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue.

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