Q150 / 200 · NEET 2023 (All India) · Zoology

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Ligaments are dense irregular tissue.

Statement II: Cartilage is dense regular tissue.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

  • A
    Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
  • B
    Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
  • Correct answer
    C
    Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
  • D
    Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Solution

Ligaments:

  • It is a dense regular connective tissue.
  • It attaches one bone to another.
  • The collagen fibres are present in rows between many parallel bundles of fibres.

Cartilages:

  1. It is a specialised connective tissue.
  2. The intercellular material is solid and pliable and resists compression.
  3. Chondrocytes are enclosed in small cavities within the matrix secreted by them.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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