Q164 / 180 · AIIMS 2011 · Zoology
Tendon and ligament are example of
- Correct answerAdense regular connective tissue
- Bdense irregular connective tissue
- Cloose connective tissue
- Dspecialised connective tissue.
Solution
Fibres and fibroblasts are compactly packed in the dense connective tissues. Orientation of fibres show a regular or irregular pattern and are called dense regular and dense irregular tissues. In the dense regular connective tissues, the collagen fibres are present in rows between many parallel bundles of fibres. Tendons, which attach skeletal muscles to bones and ligaments which attach one bone to another are examples of this tissue.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.